Rivers Of Bihar
Ganga:
•Enters
at Chausa forming
boundary of Bhojpur
and Saran
•Northern
tributaries - Ghaghra in
Saran, Gandak at
Sonepur, Bagmati at
Munger, Kosi at
Kursela, Kali-Kosi at
Manihari
•Southern
tributaries - Sone
at Maner,
Karmanasa
at Chausa,
Punpun
at Fathua
•It
has the largest catchment area in Bihar
•Mahatma
Gandhi Setu -
connects Patna in south to Hajipur
in north
Gandak:
•Originates
at Tibet
•Enters
India near Triveni in
Nepal,
•Forms
boundary of Bihar and UP
•Enters
Bihar at West Champaran
•Joins
Ganga at Sonepur
•Triveni
Canal gets water from this river
Ghaghra / Saryu:
•Originates
at Nampa in Nepal
•Enters
Bihar at Gopalganj
•Joins
Ganga at Chhapra
Kosi:
•Notoriously
known as Sorrow of Bihar for its changing of course
•It
is made up of seven channels from Nepal known as Sapt
Kosi
•Enters
Bihar through Supaul
•Joins
Ganga at Kursela
in Katihar
Burhi Gandak:
•Originates
at Someshwar
hills in Chautarwa
Chaur
of West Champaran
•Flows
parallel to river Gandak
•Joins
Ganga at Khagaria
Bagmati:
•Originates
in Shvpuri
range in Nepal
•Enters
Bihar in Sitamarhi
•Joins
Kosi
at Badlaghat
Sone:
•Originates
in Amarkantak
range in MP
•Joins
Ganga near Maner
•Important
tributaries are Rihand
and North Koel
Mahananda:
•Originates
in Sikkim
•Enters
Bihar in Kishanganj
•Joins
Ganga at Nawabganj
in Bangladesh
•In
upper course forms an important linguistic boundary between Hindi and Bengali
speaking area.
Kamla:
•Originates
in Mahabharat
Range in Nepal near Sindhuliagarhi
•Enters
Bihar in Madhubani
•Kamla
Barrage has been constructed
•Joins
river Bagmati
at Badlaghat
Punpun:
•Originates
in the Hazaribagh
plateau
•Joins
Ganga near Fatuha
•Causes
heavy flood damage to east of Patna city
Phalgu:
•It
is also known as Niranjana
•It
is considered a sacred river and flows past Gaya
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