DRAINAGE OF INDIA
INDIAN DRAINAGE
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GANGA
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BRAHMA PUTHRA
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INDUS
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YAMUNA
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Indus originates in the northern slopes of the Kailash range in Tibet near Lake Manasarovar.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mount Kailash in southwestern Tibet is the source of some of the largest rivers in Asia: the Brahmaputra, the Sutlej, the Indus and the Karnali.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Brahmaputra Valley has an average width of about 80 Km. The main river of the valley, Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers in the world and rank fifth with respect to its average discharge. The river originates from the Kailash ranges of Himalayas at an elevation of 5300 M.
Detailed explanation-4: -Both the Indus and the Brahmaputra originate near the Mansarovar Lake and Mount Kailash in Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Their exact sources are unknown but their area of origin has been narrowed down to this.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lake Manasarovar is near the source of the Sutlej, which is the easternmost large tributary of the Indus. Nearby are the sources of the Brahmaputra River, the Indus River, and the Karnali, an important tributary of the Ganges.