ganges is the river that has the largest catchment area in india.
ganges is the river that has the largest catchment area in india.
which river has the largest catchment area in india?
ganges
the ganges-brahmaputra-meghana system has the largest catchment area of about . the ganges basin alone has a catchment of about . the ganges originates from the gangotri glacier in uttarakhand. it flows southeast, draining into the bay of bengal). (the yamuna and gomti rivers also arise in the western himalayas and join the ganges in the plains. the brahmaputra originates in tibet, china, where it is known as the yarlung tsangpo river) (or "tsangpo"). it enters india in the far-eastern state of arunachal pradesh, then flows west through assam. the brahmaputra merges with the ganges in bangladesh, where it is known as the jamuna river.
geography of india
the la plata sub-basin's catchment area is 130,200 km and constitutes (4.2%) of the world's fifth largest river basin – the la plata, extending over 3.1 million km, five countries (argentina, bolivia, brazil, paraguay, and uruguay), almost 50 major cities, and supporting over 100 million inhabitants. the mouth of the la plata river is 230 km wide and separates argentina from uruguay. the three main watercourses that form the base structure for the region's drainage network are the luján, reconquista, and matanza-riachuelo rivers. the luján river, 128 km, has the largest catchment area of nearly 3,300 km and runs from southeast-northeast before discharging into the la plata river. the reconquista river is 82 km long, drains a catchment of 1,738 km (the lower 40% includes urban and semi-urban populations), and discharges into the luján river. the matanza-riachuelo river (known as riachuelo from its lower catchment) is 510 km long and eventually discharges into the la plata river.
integrated urban water management in buenos aires, argentina