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Which major river system are included in Himalayan drainage?
Which major river system are included in Himalayan drainage?Major Himalayan drainage systems are the Indus, the Ganga, and the Brahmaputra rivers.
Drainage
The term drainage describes the river system of an area. Do you know that all the rivers of an area meet at one point and drain into a larger water body such as a lake or a sea or an ocean? Yes. a drainage system is an area that is drained by a single river. A mountain or upland separate two drainage basins. Such a separation is known as water divide.
Drainage System of India
- The drainage system of India, that is, the rivers, is divided into two major groups:
- The Himalayan rivers.
- The Peninsular rivers.
The Himalayan Rivers
The three main Himalayan rivers are the Indus, the Ganga and the Brahmaputra. These rivers are long and are joined by many tributaries. A river along with its tributaries form a river system. Let’s study of each river and its tributaries.
The Indus Valley System
The river Tibet starts in Tibet, near lake Mansarowar. It flows west and enters India in the Ladakh district of Jammu and Kashmir. the tributaries that join Indus in this region are the Zaskar, the Nubra, the Shyok and the Hunza. Then the river flows through Baltistan and Gilgit and emerges from the mountains at Attock. In Pakistan, the Satluj, the Beas, the Ravi, the Chenab and the Jhelum join the Indus near Mithankot.
The Ganga River System
'Bhagirathi' which is the headwaters of the Ganga is fed by the Gangotri Glacier. It is joined by the Alaknanda at Devaprayag in Uttarakhand. The Ganga emerges at Haridwar from the mountains on to the plane. Many major rivers join the Ganga which includes the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the Kosi. the river Yamuna emerges from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Himalayas. It meets the Ganga at Allahabad at the right bank.
The Brahmaputra River System
The Brahmaputra rises in Tibet east of Mansarovar lake very close to the sources of the Indus and Satluj. It is slightly longer than the Indus. Its course mostly lies outside India. The Brahmaputra then flows eastwards parallel to the Himalayas. It enters India in Arunachal Pradesh through a gorge. It is joined by the Dibang, the Lohit, and many other tributaries in Assam. Unlike other northern rivers, Brahmaputra forms huge deposits of silt on its bed causing the river bed to rise.