Yamuna river
Topic: Drainage System of India: Rivers, Basins and Patterns · NCERT: Class 11, Ch 3 "Drainage System"
Meaning
The Yamuna river is the westernmost and longest tributary of the Ganga. It rises in the Yamunotri glacier on the western slopes of the Banderpunch range (6,316 m). It drains Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Its right-bank tributaries come from the Peninsular plateau: the Chambal, Sind, Betwa and Ken. Its left-bank tributaries are the Hindan, Rind, Sengar and Varuna. Its water feeds the Western and Eastern Yamuna canals and the Agra canal.
Example
The Yamuna joins the Ganga at Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The meeting point is called the Triveni Sangam.
Don't confuse with
- Jamuna: the name of the Brahmaputra in Bangladesh. It is not connected to the Yamuna.
- Son: the Ganga's main right-bank tributary. The Yamuna is the Ganga's longest tributary.
Related concepts
- Chambal river
- Betwa and Ken rivers
- Son river
- Damodar river
- Ghaghara river
- Sarda river
- Gandak river
- Kosi river
- Mahananda river