The Yamuna (Sanskrit: यमुना), sometimes called Jamuna (Bengali: যমুনা, Hindi: जमुना, Urdu: جمنا) or Jumna, is a major river in North India.
It is the largest branch of a bigger river called the Ganges. It is 1370 km long. It begins at the Yamunotri, which is in the Himalayas. It goes through the Indian states of Delhi, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh. At the end, it flows into the Ganges. Rivers that come out of the Yamuna include the Tons (the largest of the ones that come out of it), Chambal, Betwa, and Ken
Yamuna Jamuna | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi |
Cities | Haryana: Yamuna Nagar Uttar Pradesh: Kairana and Baghpat |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Yamunotri |
- location | Banderpooch peaks, Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India |
- coordinates | 31°01′0.12″N 78°27′0″E / 31.0167000°N 78.45000°E |
- elevation | 4,500 m (14,800 ft) |
Mouth | Ganges |
- location | Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, India |
- coordinates | 25°25′11.44″N 81°53′5.80″E / 25.4198444°N 81.8849444°E |
- elevation | 74 m (243 ft) |
Length | 1,376 km (855 mi) |
Basin size | 366,223 km2 (141,399 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- location | Allahabad |
- average | 2,950 m3/s (104,000 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
- left | Hindon, Hanuman Ganga, Sasur Khaderi |
- right | Tons, Giri, Baghain, Chambal, Betwa, Sindh, Ken |
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