Write a short note on ganga river system
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The Ganga river system consists of the master river Ganga and a large number of its tributaries. This system drains a very large area comprising the middle part of the Himalayas in the north, the northern part of the Indian Plateau in the south and the Ganga Plain in-between. The total area of the Ganga basin in India is 861,404 sq km which accounts for 26.3 per cent of the geographical area of the country.
→ Headwater of river Ganga is called 'Bhagirathi' it is fed by the Gangotri Glacier.
→The Ganga is joined by many tributaries from Himalayas.
→ Much as the Yamuna, the Ghaghara, the Gandak and the kosi.
→The river Yamuna rises from the Yamunotri Glacier.
→ The river Ghagara, the Gandak and the kosi rise in the Nepal Himalaya.
→ Main tributaries are the Chambal, the betwa and the son.
→ Water form the Ganga and the Brahmaputra flows into the Bay of Bengal. The delta formed by these rivers is known as the Sunderban delta.
→ The length of the Ganga is over 2500 km.