Rivers and Lakes of India

Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri are high altitude lakes of Ladakh. For exams identify Ladakh lakes on the map.

Tsomgo and Gurudongmar are high altitude lakes of Sikkim. For exams remember eastern Himalayan lakes with states.

Deepor Beel and Nalsarovar are wetlands linked with birds and biodiversity. For exams connect wetlands with environment.

Govind Sagar is a reservoir formed by Bhakra Nangal Dam on the Sutlej River. For exams remember Sutlej Bhakra Govind Sagar together.

Studying source state river system and feature together makes hard questions easier. For exams connect every fact with the map.

Yamuna is considered to originate from the Yamunotri glacier region. For exams remember the sources of Ganga and Yamuna separately.

Tons is considered a major Himalayan tributary of the Yamuna system. For exams study tributaries of Yamuna in a separate list.

Banas is a river of Rajasthan and is linked with the Chambal river system. For exams remember the difference between Luni and Banas of Rajasthan.

Kali Sindh is a tributary of the Chambal system. For exams remember tributaries of Chambal as a group.

Periyar is an important river of Kerala and is linked with Idukki and Mullaperiyar projects. For exams remember the Kerala Periyar relation.

Sarayu is studied with the Ghaghara river system. For exams remember local names of Himalayan tributaries of Ganga.

Sharda or Kali River is linked with the India Nepal border region and the Ganga system. For exams remember border river and main river system together.

Gandak comes from the Himalayan region and becomes a tributary of Ganga. For exams study Ghaghara Gandak and Kosi together.

Son is linked with the Amarkantak region and is considered a right bank tributary of Ganga. For exams remember Son as a plateau river.

Rihand is a tributary of Son and is also linked with Rihand Reservoir. For exams remember Rihand with the Son river system.

Pennar is an east flowing Peninsular river and drains into the Bay of Bengal. For exams remember it as a river between Krishna and Kaveri.

Mettur Dam is located on the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu. For exams remember the irrigation importance of Kaveri.

Tehri Dam is on Bhagirathi and Bhagirathi is an upper course stream of the Ganga system. For exams remember Bhagirathi Alaknanda and Devprayag.

Ukai Dam is linked with the Tapi River in the Gujarat region. For exams remember Tapi dams and Gulf of Khambhat relation.

Nagarjuna Sagar is a major project linked with the Krishna river system. For exams study projects of the Krishna system separately.

Almatti Dam is located on the Krishna River in Karnataka. For exams remember major projects of the Krishna River.

Dudhsagar Falls is linked with the Mandovi river area and Western Ghats of Goa. For exams remember waterfall river and state matching.

Shivanasamudra Falls is associated with the Kaveri River. For exams remember waterfalls and dams of Kaveri separately.

Sasthamkotta is a famous freshwater lake of Kerala. For exams distinguish it from Vembanad backwater.

High discharge and silt deposition in the Brahmaputra cause channel shifting and river islands. For exams link Brahmaputra with Assam and Majuli.