Saraswati (Alaknanda)

Saraswati
Bheem Shila , Saraswati just before the estuary
Data
location	Uttarakhand ( India )
River system	Ganges
Drain over	Alaknanda  → Ganges  → Indian Ocean
Headwaters	at Manapass 31 ° 3 ′ 11 ″  N , 79 ° 24 ′ 22 ″  E
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
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.