The Indus and Ganga systems

Name the main tributaries of the Indus and the Ganga.

Indus: rises near Bokhar Chu in Tibet; 2,880 km (1,114 km in India); basin 11,65,000 sq km.

Panjnad: Satluj, Beas, Ravi, Chenab (largest tributary), Jhelum.

Ganga: Bhagirathi from Gaumukh meets the Alaknanda at Devprayag; 2,525 km; basin 8.6 lakh sq km in India.

Yamuna: longest, westernmost tributary; joins at Prayag; Chambal, Betwa, Ken from the south.

Left-bank: Ramganga, Gomati, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Mahananda; right-bank: Son; Damodar joins the Hugli.

Five rivers feed the Indus; many more feed the Ganga.

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