Rivers and Lakes of India

Wular Lake in Jammu and Kashmir is linked with the Jhelum river area. For exams remember Jhelum Wular and Kashmir together.

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.

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

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

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.