Rivers of UP-Uttar Pradesh | Rivers of India

Rivers shape the culture and demography of any country and place, so it also becomes important for competitive exams. With respect to Uttar Pradesh (UP), the important rivers of Uttar Pradesh become important for the exams like UPPCS, RO-ARO, UPSSC, UP Police conducted by the state government.

Important rivers of UP (Uttar Pradesh) are given below:

Ram Ganga River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Near Ramganga Nainital district of Uttarakhand
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Ganga river at Kanauj Uttar Pradesh
3.	River flows through	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
4.	Length of river	590 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Koh
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Moradabad, Badaun, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur, and Hardoi

Gomti River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Pilibhit district of Uttar Pradesh
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Ganga river at Saidpur
3.	River flows through	Uttar Pradesh
4.	Length of river	940 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Sai, Jomkai, Barna, Gachhai, Chuha
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Lucknow, Neemsar, Jaunpur, Lakhimpur Kheri, and Sultanpur

Ganga River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	The confluence of Alaknanda and Bhagirathi at Devprayag Uttarakhand forms the Ganga.
2.	Mouth of river	Bay of Bengal
3.	River flows through	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Bangladesh
4.	Length of river	2,655 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Ramganga, Ghaghara, Garra, Gomti, Gandak, Koshi, Burhi Gandak, Mahananda, Bramhaputra Right bank: Yamuna, Karamnasa, Sone, Tamsa (also called Tons), Punpun, Falgu, Chandan, Ajoy, Kiul, Damodar, Rupnarayan
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Haridwar, Allahabad, Kanpur, Bhagalpur, Varanasi, Patna

Yamuna River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Yamunotri Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand
2.	Mouth of river	Ganga at Sangam Prayagraj
3.	River flows through	Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana
4.	Length of river	1,376 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Tons, Hanuman Ganga, Hindon, Sasur Khaderi Right bank: Chambal,Giri, Baghain, Betwa, Ken, Sindh
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Delhi, Agra, Faridabad, Etawah, Prayagraj, Mathura

Ken River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Kaimur hills in Satna district at Madhya Pradesh
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Yamuna river at Banda Uttar Pradesh
3.	River flows through	Madhya Pradesh and Southern Uttar Pradesh
4.	Length of river	360 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Sonar River its largest tributary
6.	Major cities on bank of river	Banda

Gandak River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Dhaulagiri mountain range on the Tibet-Nepal border
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Ganga river at Sonpur, India
3.	River flows through	the borderline of Uttar Pradesh-Bihar and the plains of Bihar called Saligram in Nepal.
4.	Length of river	Total 814 KM and 300 KM in India
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Seti Gandaki River, Trishuli, , Marshyangdi, Daraudi, Madi, Kali Gandaki, Budhi Gandaki River Right bank: Badigad River
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Gopalganj, West Champaran, Saran, and Muzaffarpur

Rapti River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Rukum district Nepal
2.	Mouth of river	Ghaghara River
3.	River flows through	North-Eastern Uttar Pradesh
4.	Length of river	640 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Lungri Khola, Ami River, Jhimruk Khola, Rohini River Right bank: Arun Khola,
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Gorakhpur

Ghagarra (Saryu River)

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Mapchachungo Glacier Near Mansarovar Lake, Tibet
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Ganga at Revelganj
3.	River flows through	Uttar Pradesh
4.	Length of river	1,080 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Bheri, Sarju, Rapti, Kuwana, Chhoti Gandak Right bank: Dahawar , Seti, , Sarda, Budhi Ganga
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Ayodhya

Sharda (Kali River or Mahakali River)

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Kalapani, Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Ghaghra River in Uttar Pradesh
3.	River flows through	Uttarakhand
4.	Length of river	350 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Chameliya, Ramgun in Nepal Right bank: Kuthi, Dhauli, Gori, Sarju, Ladhiya rivers
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Pithoragarh

Chambal River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Janapav hill of Vindhya ranges near Mhow in Madhya Pradesh
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh
3.	River flows through	Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh
4.	Length of river	1,024 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Banas, Mej Right bank: Parbati, Shipra, Kali Sindh,
6.	Major cities on bank of river	Bhind, Kota, Dholpur, and Etawah

Son (Svarn River)

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Amarkantak hills Madhya Pradesh
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Ganga River at Patna Bihar
3.	River flows through	Madhya Pradesh and Bihar
4.	Length of river	784 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Left bank: Ghaghar River, Chhoti Mahanadi, Johilla River, Right bank: Gopad River, Kanhar River, Rihand River, North Koel River
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Sonbhadra, Rewa, and Patna

Betwa River

S.NO	Features of River	Description
1.	Origin of river	Vindhya range at Hoshangabad Madhya Pradesh
2.	Mouth of river	Meet Yamuna river at Hamirpur Uttar Pradesh
3.	River flows through	Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
4.	Length of river	480 KM
5.	Tributaries of river	Bina river, Dhasaan
6.	Major cities on the bank of the river	Sanchi, Vidisha, and Orchha

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