Ramganga

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Ramganga
Data
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
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
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 .