what is length of the Ganga
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the length of ganga
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The length of river Ganga is 2525 km.
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- The river Ganga is the confluence of river Bhagirathi and river Alaknanda.
- Bhagirathi river and Alaknanda river merges at Devprayag to form Ganga river.
- Bhagirathi river originates from Gangotri glacier near Gaumukh.
- Alaknanda river originates from Satopanth glacier.
- Also few rivers merges into Alaknanda river-
River Dhauliganga at Vishnu Prayag
River Nandakini at Nand Prayag
River Pindar at Karna Prayag
River Mandakini or Kali Ganga at Rudra Prayag
- The Ganga river enters the Indian plain at Haridwar.
- Right bank tributaries of Ganga river are Ramganga, Gomati, Ghaggar, Gandak, Kosi and Mahananda.
- Left bank tributaries of Ganga river are Yamuna, Son and Damodar.
- Yamuna is the longest tributary of river Ganga.
- Yamuna has its source in the Yamunotri glacier on the western slopes of Banderpunch range. It joins Ganga river at Prayagraj(Allahabad).
- Ganga river flowing in Bangladesh is known as Padma.
- Few multipurpose projects on river Ganga are Tehri Dam and Farakka Barrage.
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