West flowing rivers:
River |
Region |
Outflow |
Facts |
Indus |
Indo-Gangetic plain |
Arabian Sea |
Trans-boundary, flows mainly through Ladakh in India |
Mahi |
Central India |
Arabian Sea |
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Narmada |
Central India |
Arabian Sea |
Largest west flowing river within India |
Tapti |
Central India |
Arabian Sea |
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West flowing rivers south of Tapti |
West Coast |
Arabian Sea |
Includes Periyar, Vaigai, Sharavathi,Kali, Mandovi, Zuari |
East flowing rivers:
River |
Region |
Outflow |
Facts |
Brahmi-Baitarani |
East Coast |
Bay of Bengal |
Second largest river in Odisha |
Cauvery |
South India |
Bay of Bengal |
Largest river of Tamil Nadu |
East flowing rivers between Mahanadi and Godavari |
East Coast |
Bay of Bengal |
Includes Vamsadhara |
Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna |
Indo-Gangetic plain |
Bay of Bengal |
Trans-boundary, 3rd largest discharge in the world |
Godavari |
Deccan |
Bay of Bengal |
Largest river in South India |
Krishna |
Deccan |
Bay of Bengal |
2nd largest river in South India |
Mahanadi |
East Coast |
Bay of Bengal |
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Pennar |
South India |
Bay of Bengal |
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Subarnarekha |
East Coast |
Bay of Bengal |