trace the course of the river from its source to its mouth
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The river has its source in the `Gomukh’ cave of the Gangotri glacier in the Kumaon Himalayas, where it is known as the river `Bhagirathi. From the confluence of river Bhagirathi and river Alaknanda at Devprayag, the river is known as Ganges.
The upper course stretches from the source till Hardwar.
The middle course stretches from Hardwar to Rajmahal Hills in Bihar. The river in this course passes through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and is joined by numerous tributaries, such as Ram Ganga, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi from the left hand side and Jamuna, Chambal etc from the right hand side. Jamuna is the most important tributary of the river Ganga.
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A river changes shape as it flows from its source (where a river starts) to its mouth (where a river flows into a sea or lake). The shape of both the long profile (a slice through the river from source to mouth) and the cross profile (a slice across the river) changes.
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