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Indian Rivers: UPSC Mind Map

Interactive mind map for geography indian rivers, covering key concepts, relationships, and facts relevant to UPSC Prelims and Mains preparation.

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Key Concepts in this Mind Map

  • Indian Rivers
  • - Himalayan Rivers
  • - Origin: Glaciers (Perennial)
  • - Features: Long courses, deep gorges, meanders, deltas, high erosional activity
  • - Major Systems
  • - Indus River System
  • - Origin: Kailash Range, Tibet
  • - Flow: India (J&K, Ladakh), Pakistan
  • - Tributaries: Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej (Panchnad)
  • - Indus Water Treaty (1960)
  • - Ganga River System
  • - Origin: Gangotri Glacier (Bhagirathi)
  • - Confluence: Devprayag (Alaknanda + Bhagirathi)
  • - Length: ~2525 km
  • - Right Bank Tributaries: Yamuna, Son
  • - Left Bank Tributaries: Ramganga, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi
  • - Ganga-Brahmaputra Delta (Sunderbans)
  • - Brahmaputra River System
  • - Origin: Chemayungdung Glacier, Tibet (Tsangpo)
  • - Entry to India: Arunachal Pradesh (Siang/Dihang)
  • - Tributaries: Dibang, Lohit, Subansiri, Manas, Teesta
  • - Known for: Braided channels, floods
  • - Peninsular Rivers
  • - Origin: Peninsular plateau (Seasonal flow)

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