Peninsular river of India (Both East and West flowing) UPSC

Peninsular Rivers of India

Name : 

Narmada river

Origin : 

Amarkantak Plateau (MP)

State/UT : 

MP , Maharashtra & Gujarat

Other Details : 

Forms Dhuandhar falls at 

Jabalpur (MP). 3rd largest river(after Ganga

and Godavari) of India. Drains in Gulf of Khambat. Longest west flowing river. Worlds tallest statue 'Statue of Unity' is on Sandhu-bet island is on 

Narmada river.

Name : 

Tapi river

Origin : 

Multai (Satpura range , MP)

State/UT : 

MP , Maharashtra & Gujarat

Other Details : 

empties into the Gulf of Khambat near Surat. Forms Hazira Mangrove.

Name : 

Mahi river

Origin : 

Dhar district (Vindhya range , MP)

State/UT : 

MP , Rajasthan & Gujarat

Other Details : 

empties into Gulf of Khambat near Surat.

Name : 

Sabarmati river

Origin : 

Dhebar lake(Arravali range,Rajasthan)

State/UT : 

Rajasthan & Gujarat

Other Details : 

Drains into Gulf of Khambat.

Name : 

Luni river

Origin : 

Pushkar valley (Arravali range in Rajasthan)

State/UT : 

Rajasthan & Gujarat

Other Details : 

Drains in Marshy land of Rann of Kutchh (Gujarat). Aka. Sgarmati river. Major river of Rajasthan

primary source of irrigation. It is Endorheic river( means 

inland drainage).

Name : 

Periyar river

Origin : 

Sivagiri hills of Western Ghats(Kerela)

State/UT : 

Kerela only

Other Details : 

Flows through Periyar NP.

Name : 

Mahanadi River

Origin : 

Sihawa Mountain (Chhattisgarh)

State/UT : 

Chhattisgarh & Orrisa 

Other Details : 

Hirakund Dam in Orrisa. Forms Mahanadi delta (which contains alluvial) Paradeep Island.

Name : 

Godavari river

Origin : 

Trimbhakeshwar (Nashik,Maharashtra)

State/UT : 

Maharashtra , Telangana , Chhattisgarh , Andra Pradesh and UT of Puducherry.

Other Details : 

2nd longest river of India (after Ganga river). Largest Peninsular river , Aka. Dakshin Ganga. Coringa Mangrove & WLS (2nd largest after Sundarbans

in India). Wainganga , Pengabga , Purna , Pranhita , Indravati , Sabari & Prvara are important tributaries. Gautami and Vasistha are 2 Distributaries of Godavari

near Godavari delta.

Name : 

Krishna river

Origin : 

Mahabaleshwar (Satara, Maharashtra)

State/UT : 

Maharashtra , Karnataka , Telangana & Andra Pradesh

Other Details : 

Froms Krishna Delta Srisalam Dam passes through Nalamala

forest. Diviseema Island.

Name : 

Pennar river

Origin : 

Nandi Hills (Karnataka)

State/UT : Karnataka & Andra Pradesh.

Name : 

Kaveri river

Origin : 

TalaKaveri(Brahmagiri Hills,Karnataka).

State/UT : 

Karnataka & TN

Other Details : Meetur Dam ,

Stanley reservoir ,

Pumphar Beach.

Name : 

Vaigai river

Origin : 

Varusanadu Hills ( Tamil Nadu ).

State/UT : 

Tamil Nadu only.

Other Details : 

‘Keeladi-An Urban Settlement' of Sangam Age found on the Banks of River Vaigai. empties into Palkstrait.