Ganges

Ganges Ganga (India) Padma (Bangladesh)
The Ganges in Varanasi
Map of the combined drainage basins of the Ganges (yellow), Brahmaputra (violet) and Meghna (green)
Etymology	Ganga (goddess)
Location
Country	India (as Ganga), Bangladesh (as Padma)
Cities	Uttarakhand: Rishikesh, Haridwar Uttar Pradesh: Fatehgarh, Bijnor, Kannauj, Bithoor, Kasganj, Kanpur, Allahabad, Mirzapur, Varanasi, Ghazipur, Ballia, Farrukhabad, Narora Bihar: Bhagalpur, Patna, Hajipur, Katihar, Munger, Begusarai Jharkhand: Sahibganj West Bengal: Murshidabad, Plassey, Nabadwip, Shantipur, Kolkata, Baranagar, Diamond Harbour, Haldia, Budge Budge, Howrah, Uluberia, Barrackpore Delhi: (Yamuna) tributary Rajshahi Division: Rajshahi, Pabna, Ishwardi Dhaka Division: Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, Faridpur Chittagong Division: Chandpur, Noakhali Barisal Division: Bhola
Physical characteristics
Source	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 mythology). The headwaters of the river include: Mandakini, Nandakini, Pindar and the Dhauliganga, all tributaries of the Alaknanda.[1]
- location	Devprayag, the beginning of the main stem of the Ganges
Mouth	Bay of Bengal
- location	Ganges Delta
Length	2,525 km (1,569 mi)[2]
Basin size	1,016,124 km2 (392,328 sq mi)[4]
Discharge
- location	Farakka Barrage[3]
- average	16,648 m3/s (587,900 cu ft/s)
- minimum	180 m3/s (6,400 cu ft/s)
- maximum	70,000 m3/s (2,500,000 cu ft/s)
Discharge
- location	Ganges Delta, Bay of Bengal
- average	18,691 m3/s (660,100 cu ft/s)[4]
Discharge
- location	Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna (Basin size 1,730,300 km2 (668,100 sq mi), Bay of Bengal[4]
- average	38,129 m3/s (1,346,500 cu ft/s)[3] 43,900 m3/s (1,550,000 cu ft/s)[4] 1,389 km3/a (44,000 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
- left	Ramganga, Garra, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Burhi Gandak, Koshi, Mahananda
- right	Yamuna, Tamsa (also called Tons), Karamnasa, Sone, Punpun, Falgu, Kiul, Chandan, Ajoy, Damodar, Rupnarayan

The Ganges (English pronunciation: /ˈɡændʒiːz/ GAN-jeez), also called the Ganga (Sanskrit: गङ्गा, Hindi: गंगा, Urdu: گنگا; Ganga IPA: [ˈɡəŋɡaː] ( listen); Bengali: গঙ্গা Gonga), is the third largest river on the Indian subcontinent by discharge. The Ganges river is named after a Hindu goddess called Ganga. Geographers, Historians and Mythologists alike regard Ganges as the heart of Indian culture, tradition and living.

1. ↑ Lodrick, Deryck O.; Ahmad, Nafis (28 January 2021), Ganges River, Encyclopedia Britannica, retrieved 2 February 2021
2. ↑ Jain, Agarwal & Singh 2007. sfn error: no target: CITEREFJainAgarwalSingh2007 (help)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Kumar, Singh & Sharma 2005. sfn error: no target: CITEREFKumarSinghSharma2005 (help)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} C B Sharma (11 January 2021). Applied Environmental Sciences & Engineering. BFC Publications. ISBN 9780313380075.