Rivers and Lakes of India

Kosi is known for channel shifting due to heavy silt and low gradient. For exams connect Kosi with floods in Bihar.

Bhagirathi and Alaknanda meet at Devprayag and are called Ganga. For exams remember the order of Panch Prayag.

Nandakini meets Alaknanda at Nandprayag. For exams use the name similarity to remember Nandakini and Nandprayag.

Dhauliganga meets Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag. For exams link Vishnuprayag with Dhauliganga.

Brahmaputra is known as Tsangpo in Tibet and Dihang in Arunachal. For exams remember the name sequence.

After the confluence of Dihang Lohit and Dibang the river is called Brahmaputra in Assam. For exams remember northeastern confluences.

Majuli is a river island linked with the Brahmaputra River in Assam. For exams connect Majuli with Assam and river island.

All these are important tributaries of the Brahmaputra system. For exams study rivers of Northeast India separately.

Teesta is linked with Sikkim and North Bengal and is studied in the Brahmaputra system. For exams remember the Eastern Himalaya context.

Chenab is formed by the confluence of Chandra and Bhaga. For exams remember Chenab as a river of the Indus system.

Floating cultivation in Dal Lake is locally called Rad. For exams link Dal Lake with Srinagar.

Phumdi are floating masses of vegetation and soil in Loktak Lake. For exams remember Loktak Manipur and Keibul Lamjao.

Keibul Lamjao is considered a floating national park linked with the phumdi ecology of Loktak Lake. For exams link it with Manipur.

Chilika is a brackish coastal lagoon of Odisha. For exams remember Chilika Odisha and Bay of Bengal.

Sriharikota is a barrier island area between Pulicat Lake and the Bay of Bengal. For exams study Pulicat and Sriharikota together.

Kolleru Lake is located in Andhra Pradesh between Godavari and Krishna deltas. For exams locate eastern coastal lakes on a map.

Sambhar is a saline lake of Rajasthan and is linked with salt production. For exams remember Sambhar as a special lake of Rajasthan.

Lonar Lake in Maharashtra is linked with a crater formed by meteoritic impact. For exams remember its origin separately.

Vembanad and Ashtamudi are lakes linked with Kerala backwater system. For exams remember coastal lakes of Kerala.

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