Differbetween
Himalayan rivers get water from snow and rain, whereas Peninsular rivers are fed by rain only. The drainage basin of Himalayan rivers is comparatively larger than the Peninsular rivers. Himalayan rivers water helps in the irrigation of Northern Plains. In contrast, Peninsular rivers irrigate Deccan Plateau.
- What is the difference between Himalayan and peninsular river system?
- What is Himalayan drainage system?
- Which is the largest drainage system of India?
- What is Peninsular drainage system?
- Which is not Himalayan river?
- What are the main features of Himalayan rivers?
- What are the 4 types of drainage patterns?
- What are the three main Himalayan systems?
- Is Ganga older than Himalayas?
- How drainage system is divided in India?
- What are the two types of drainage system found in India?
- How many types of drainage system are there in India?
What is the difference between Himalayan and peninsular river system?
The Indian rivers are divided into two major groups: The Himalayan rivers. The Peninsular rivers.
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The difference between the Himalayan and peninsular rivers are tabulated below.
| The Himalayan rivers | The Peninsular rivers |
|---|---|
| These rivers are perennial that is they have water throughout the year. | These rivers are seasonal. |
What is Himalayan drainage system?
The Himalayan drainage system includes the Ganga, the Indus and the Brahmaputra river basins. The peninsular plateau is drained by Narmada, Tapi, the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri.
Which is the largest drainage system of India?
The Ganga river system is the largest river system in India. The Son is a major right bank tributary of the Ganga; however, major left bank tributaries are the Ramganga, the Gomati, the Ghaghara, the Gandak, the Kosi, and the Mahananda.
What is Peninsular drainage system?
The Peninsular drainage system is older than the Himalayan one. ... The other major river systems of the peninsular drainage are – the Mahanadi the Godavari, the Krishna and the Kaveri. Peninsular rivers are characterised by fixed course, absence of meanders and non-perennial flow of water.
Which is not Himalayan river?
Answer. Answer: Sutlej is a trans-Himalayan river. The Trans-Himalayan Rivers originate beyond the Great Himalayas.
What are the main features of Himalayan rivers?
1) Most of these rivers are perennial in nature i.e. they have water through out the year. 2) They receive water from rain as well as the melted snow from the mountains. 3)Himalayan rivers cover long routes before falling into the sea. 4) They cut through mountains making gorges.
What are the 4 types of drainage patterns?
there are 4 types of drainage patterns on the basis of their flowing pattern-dendritic, trellis, radial and rectangular.
What are the three main Himalayan systems?
The major Himalayan Rivers are the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra. These rivers are long, and are joined by many large and important tributaries. Himalayan rivers have long courses from their source to sea (in India Arabian sea and Bay of Bengal).
Is Ganga older than Himalayas?
father! For, the Puranas describe Ganga as the darling daughter of Himavant, the 'Nagadhiraja' or the king of mountains! (Figure 1). It so happens that the majority of Ganga's sisters - the rivers of the northern mountain realm - are older than the Himalaya in whose lap they were born.
How drainage system is divided in India?
The Indian Drainage System is divided into 3 categories: (1) Major River Basin with catchment area up to 20000 sq. km. and above, accounts for 83% of the total run off and are 13 in number in India. (2) Medium River Basin with catchment area of 2000-20000 sq.
What are the two types of drainage system found in India?
The drainage system of India, that is, the rivers, is divided into two major groups:
- the Himalayan rivers.
- the Peninsular rivers.
How many types of drainage system are there in India?
The Indian drainage is divided into two major drainage systems on the basis of orientation to the sea. These include: (i) the Bay of Bengal drainage and (ii) Arabian sea drainage. About 77 per cent of the drainage area of the country is oriented towards the Bay of Bengal.
