Mandakini

Mandakini
Mandakini near Guptakashi
Data
location	Uttarakhand ( India )
River system	Ganges
Drain over	Alaknanda  → Ganges  → Indian Ocean
origin	Chorabarigletscher 30 ° 44 '45 "  N , 79 ° 3' 50"  O
Source height	3865  m
muzzle	Alaknanda near Rudraprayag Coordinates: 30 ° 17 ′ 15 ″  N , 78 ° 58 ′ 40 ″  E 30 ° 17 ′ 15 ″  N , 78 ° 58 ′ 40 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  600  m
Height difference	approx. 3265 m
Bottom slope	approx. 47 ‰
length	approx. 70 km
Left tributaries	Kaliganga, Madhyamaneshwar
Small towns	Rudraprayag
Communities	Kedarnath , Gaurikund
Mouth of the Mandakini into the Alaknanda

The Mandakini ( Hindi : मंदाकिनी ) is a right tributary of the Alaknanda , the left source river of the Ganges , in the Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand .

The headwaters of the Mandakini are located on the southern flank of Mount Kedarnath in the south of the Gangotri group in the Garhwal Himalayas at an altitude of 3865  m . The river is fed by the Khorabari Glacier. The Hindu pilgrimage site of Kedarnath is located near the source . The Mandakini flows mainly in a southerly direction through the district of Rudraprayag and finally flows into the Alaknanda at the district capital of Rudraprayag . The Mandakini has a length of approx. 70 km.

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