The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels 1,376 kilometres and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres, …
The Yamuna is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about 4,500 m on the southwestern slopes of Bandarpunch peaks of the Lower Himalaya in Uttarakhand, it travels 1,376 kilometres and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres, 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin. It merges with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Prayagraj, which is a site of the Kumbh Mela, a Hindu festival held every 12 years.
Country: India
State: Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi
Cities: Haryana: Yamunanagar · Uttar Pradesh: Kairana and Baghpat · Delhi: New Delhi · Uttar Pradesh: Noida, Mathura, Vrindavan, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Auraiya and Prayagraj
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