Ramganga
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location | Uttarakhand , Uttar Pradesh (India) | |
River system | Ganges | |
Drain over | Ganges → Indian Ocean | |
source | in the Kumaon region of the Himalayas, 30 ° 5 ′ 48 ″ N , 79 ° 15 ′ 26 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 2200 m | |
muzzle | 80 km above Kanpur in the Ganges Coordinates: 27 ° 10 '42 " N , 79 ° 50' 50" E 27 ° 10 '42 " N , 79 ° 50' 50" E |
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Mouth height | 130 m | |
Height difference | approx. 2070 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 3.7 ‰ | |
length | 560 km | |
Catchment area | 30,641 km² | |
Left tributaries | Naurad , Kosi | |
Right tributaries | Khoh | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Ramganga dam | |
Big cities | Bareli , Muradabad |
The Ramganga ( Hindi रामगंगा Rāmgaṅgā ) is an approximately 560 km long left tributary of the Ganges in India .
Its headwaters are in the Kumaon region , at the foot of the western Himalayas . The Ramganga flows through the Corbett National Park , India's oldest national park , and flows into the Ganges 80 km above Kanpur .