Ganga River
▪️The Ganga originates as Bhagirathi from the Gangotri glacier in Uttar Kashi District of Uttarakhand at an elevation of 7,010 m.
▪️Alaknanda River joins Bhagirathi at Devaprayag.
▪️From Devapryag the river is called as Ganga.
▪️At Farraka, it bifurcates into Bhagirathi Hugli in West Bengal and Padma Meghna in Bangladesh (it ceases to be known as the Ganga after Farraka).
▪️Brahmaputra (or the Jamuna as it is known here) joins Padma-Meghna
▪️The total length of the Ganga river from its source to its mouth (measured along the Hugli) is 2,525 km.
▪️ It covers states of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Delhi.
▪️ Tributaries :
▪️Left : Ramganga, Gomati, Ghaghara, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Kosi, Mahananda and Brahmaputra
▪️ Right : Yamuna, Tamsa, Sone, Punpun, phalgu, kiul, Karamnasa, Chandan, Damodar
▪️The Five Prayags
▪️Devaprayag, the place of confluence of Bhagirathi river and Alaknanda river.
▪️Rudraprayag, the place of confluence of Mandakini river and Alaknanda river.
▪️Nandaprayag, the place of confluence of Nandakini river and Alaknanda river.
▪️Karnaprayag, the place of confluence of Pindar river and Alaknanda river.
▪️Vishnuprayag, the place of confluence of Dhauliganga river and Alaknanda river.
