| River |
Origin Point |
Major Tributaries |
States Passed |
Final Destination |
| Indus |
Kailash Range, Tibet (near Mansarovar Lake) |
Zanskar, Shyok, Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej |
Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir |
Arabian Sea (Karachi, Pakistan) |
| Jhelum |
Verinag Spring, Jammu & Kashmir |
Kishanganga, Liddar, Sind |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Chenab River (Trimmu, Pakistan) |
| Chenab |
Bara Lacha Pass, Himachal Pradesh |
Chandra, Bhaga, Marusudar |
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir |
Indus River (Pakistan) |
| Ravi |
Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh |
Bhadal, Siul |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
Chenab River (Pakistan) |
| Beas |
Rohtang Pass, Himachal Pradesh |
Parbati, Spin |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
Sutlej River (Harike, Punjab) |
| Sutlej |
Rakas Lake, Tibet |
Spiti, Baspa, Beas |
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab |
Indus River (Pakistan) |
| Brahmaputra |
Chemayungdung Glacier, Tibet |
Dibang, Lohit, Subansiri, Kameng, Manas, Tista |
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam |
Bay of Bengal (via Ganges Delta, Bangladesh) |
| Ganga |
Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand |
Bhagirathi, Alaknanda, Yamuna, Son, Gandak, Kosi, Ghaghara |
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal |
Bay of Bengal (Sagar Island) |
| Yamuna |
Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand |
Tons, Chambal, Betwa, Ken |
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh |
Ganga River (Prayagraj, UP) |
| Ghaghara |
Mapchachungo Glacier, Tibet |
Sarda, Karnali |
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar |
Ganga River (Chhapra, Bihar) |
| Gandak |
Nhubine Glacier, Nepal |
Trishuli, Budhi Gandak |
Bihar |
Ganga River (Patna, Bihar) |
| Kosi |
Sun Kosi, Arun, Tamur (Tibet/Nepal) |
Sun Kosi, Arun, Tamur |
Bihar |
Ganga River (Kursela, Bihar) |
| Son |
Amarkantak Plateau, Madhya Pradesh |
Johilla, Rihand, North Koel |
Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar |
Ganga River (Patna, Bihar) |
| Chambal |
Vindhya Range, Madhya Pradesh |
Banas, Kali Sindh, Parbati |
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
Yamuna River (Etawah, UP) |
| Narmada |
Amarkantak Plateau, Madhya Pradesh |
Hiran, Tawa, Burhner, Kolar |
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
Arabian Sea (Gulf of Khambhat) |
| Tapti (Tapi) |
Satpura Range, Madhya Pradesh |
Purna, Girna, Panzara, Waghur |
Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
Arabian Sea (Gulf of Khambhat) |
| Mahanadi |
Sihawa Hills, Chhattisgarh |
Seonath, Hasdeo, Ib, Tel |
Chhattisgarh, Odisha |
Bay of Bengal (False Point, Odisha) |
| Godavari |
Trimbakeshwar, Maharashtra |
Pranhita, Indravati, Manjira, Sabari |
Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha |
Bay of Bengal (Rajahmundry, AP) |
| Krishna |
Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra |
Tungabhadra, Bhima, Koyna, Ghataprabha |
Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh |
Bay of Bengal (Hamasaladeevi, AP) |
| Kaveri (Cauvery) |
Talakaveri, Western Ghats, Karnataka |
Hemavati, Shimsha, Kabini, Bhavani |
Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
Bay of Bengal (Poompuhar, TN) |
