Saraswati (Alaknanda)
Saraswati | ||
Bheem Shila , Saraswati just before the estuary |
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location | Uttarakhand ( India ) | |
River system | Ganges | |
Drain over | Alaknanda → Ganges → Indian Ocean | |
Headwaters | at Manapass 31 ° 3 ′ 11 ″ N , 79 ° 24 ′ 22 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 5500 m | |
muzzle |
Alaknanda near Keshav Prayag Coordinates: 30 ° 46 ′ 14 " N , 79 ° 29 ′ 42" E 30 ° 46 ′ 14 " N , 79 ° 29 ′ 42" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 3150 m | |
Height difference | approx. 2350 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 59 ‰ | |
length | approx. 40 km | |
Right tributaries | Arwa | |
Communities | Ghastoli, Mana |
The Saraswati is a left tributary of the Alaknanda , the left source river of the Ganges , in the Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand .
The headwaters of the Saraswati are located on the Mana Pass at an altitude of 5500 m . The Saraswati flows in a predominantly south-south-east direction through the north-west of the Chamoli district . It separates the Kamet group in the east from the Gangotri group in the west. The Arwa meets the Saraswati on the right at Ghastoli , 10 km north of Mana . Finally, the Saraswati flows into the upper reaches of the Alaknanda at Keshav Prayag , near the village of Mana and 5 km north of Badrinath . The Saraswati has a length of about 40 km.