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Key facts

River.subdivision_name5

Uttarakhand: Rishikesh & Haridwar Uttar Pradesh: Bijnor, Garhmukteshwar, Anupshahr, Farrukhabad, Fatehgarh, Kannauj, Kanpur, Fatehpur, Kunda, Prayagraj, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Mughalsarai, Ghazipur & Ballia Bihar: Chausa, Buxar, Chhapra, Danapur, Patna, Hajipur, Barh, Mokama, Begusarai, Munger, Sultanganj, Bhagalpur & Manihari Jharkhand: Sahibganj West Bengal: Murshidabad, Palashi, Nabadwip, Shantipur, Kolkata, Serampore, Chinsurah, Baranagar, Diamond Harbour, Haldia, Budge Budge, Howrah, Uluberia & Barrackpore Rajshahi Division: Rajshahi, Pabna, Ishwardi Khulna Division: Kushtia, Shilaidaha Dhaka Division: Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, Faridpur Chittagong Division: Chandpur, Noakhali Barisal Division: Bhola

River.discharge3_location

Farakka Barrage

River.discharge2_location

Ganges Delta, Bay of Bengal

River.discharge2_avg

(Ganges without Brahmaputra and Meghna)

River.source1

Confluence at Devprayag, Uttarakhand of the Alaknanda river (the source stream in hydrology because of its greater length) and the Bhagirathi river (the source stream in Hindu tradition). The headwaters of the river include: Mandakini, Nandakini, Pindar and the Dhauliganga, all tributaries of the Alaknanda.

River.source1_location

Devprayag, the beginning of the main stem of the Ganges

River.mouth

Bay of Bengal

River.mouth_location

Ganges Delta

River.tributaries_left

Ramganga, Garra, Gomti, Tamsa Ghaghara, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda

River.tributaries_right

Yamuna, Tamsa (also known as Tons River), Karamnasa, Sone, Punpun, Falgu, Kiul, Chandan, Ajay, Damodar, Rupnarayan

River.mapframe

yes

River.discharge1_location

Mouth of the Ganges

River.discharge1_avg

Total runoff into the Bay of Bengal (Period: 1921–1985) (Period: 1990–2020) (dry period 38,129 m³/s, wet period 53,170 m³/s;)

River.name

Ganges (Ganga)

River.name_etymology

Ganga (goddess)

River.image

Varanasiganga.jpg

River.image_size

300px

River.image_caption

The Ganges in Varanasi

via Wikipedia infobox