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summary of whole chapter DRAINAGE

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                                              DRAINAGE
DRAINAGE:IT DESCRIBES THE RIVER SYSTEM OF AN AREA.
DRAINAGE SYSTEM IN INDIA IS CONTROLLED BY BROAD RELIEF FEATURES OF THE SUBCONTINENT.  INDIAN RIVERS ARE DIVIDED
INTO:
1.HIMALAYAN RIVERS
2.PENINSULAR RIVERS.

HIMALAYAN RIVERS:THEY ARE PERENNIAL..THE MAJOR HIMALAYAN RIVERS ARE THE INDUS,
THE GANGA, AND THE BRAHMAHPUTRA .
INDUS RIVER SYSTEM: IT IS ONE OF THE LONGEST RIVERS IN THE WORLD .
ITS TRIBUTARIES ARE :ZASKAR,NUBRA,SHYOK AND  HUNZA.
THE SATLUJ,BEAS,RAVI,CHENAB AND JHELUM  JOINS TOGETHER TO TO ENTER  INDUS IN PAKISTAN.
GANGA RIVER SYSTEM: HEAD WATER OF GANGA CALLED BHAGHIRATHI S FED BY GANGOTRI GLACIER AND JOINED BY ALAKANANDA BY DEVAPRAYAG.
ITS TRIBUTARIES FROM HIMALAYA: YAMUNA,GHAGHARA,GUNDAK,AND THE KOSI.
TRIBUTARIES FROM PINNINSULAR UPLANDS:CHAMBAL,BETWA,AND THE SON.
BRAHMAPUTRA RIVER SYSTEM: 
TRIBUTARIES: DIHANG LOHIT AND MANY OTHER  TRIBUTARIES FROM ASSAM.
PENINSULAR RIVERS:MAJOR PENINSULARN RIVERS ARE :
NARMADA

TAPI

GODHAWARI:
 TRIBUTARIES ARE PURNA,THE WARDHA ,PRANHITA,MANJRA,WAINGANGA AND PENGANGA.
 
MAHANADI:

KRISHNA :
TRIBUTARIES:TUNGHABADRA,KOYANA,GHATPRABHA,MUSI AND BHIMA.

KAVERI:
TRIBUTARIES:AMRAVATI,BHAVANI,HEMAVATI,AND KABINI.
                                                     
                                       LAKES
LAKES ARE PERMANENT .SOME OF THEM CONTAIN WATER DURING RANY  SEASON .SOME ARE THE RESULT  OF THE ACTIONS OF GLACIERS  AND ICE SHEETS.SOME HAVE BEN FORMED BY WIND ,RIVER ACTION AND HUMAN ACTIVITIES.
EG: DAL ,BHIMTAL,NAINITAL,LOKTAK .

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