- aka Mana Pass
- located in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve of the Zaskar range in Uttarakhand
- connects India and Tibet
- elevation of over 5300 m
- connects Indus valley to Pangong Lake region
- Changtang plateau is known for its high altitude giant lakes and vast highlands of great himalayas
- elevation of 4694 m
- between India and China in the Karakoram Range
- oldest route between Leh and Yarkant
- tallest pass of Karakoram mountain range
- elevation of 4170 m
- Tawang District of Arunachal Pradesh
- connects Tawang to rest of India through Tezpur and Guwahati
- receives heavy snowfall in winter
- remains opens throughout the year
- only gateway to the Tawang and Buddhist Tawang Monastery
- elevation of 5800 m
- highest motorable pass
- located near Ladakh region
- elevation of 2600 m
- connects Arunachal Pradesh with Lhasa, Tibet
- elevation of 3950 m
- connects Srinagar with Kargil and Leh
- vital link between Ladakh and Kashmir
- Indo-Tibet border
- Located in Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh
- Sutlej river enters India through this pass
- connects Kullu Valley with Lahaul Valley and Spiti Valley of Himachal Pradesh
- elevation of 4310 m
- connects Sikkim and China
- elevation of 5340 m
- connects Kumaon region of Uttarakhand with Tibet
- elevation of 4587 m
- at tri-point of borders of India, China and Myanmar
- strategic approach to eastern Assam
- elevation of 4267 m
- connects Sikkim with Lhasa, Tibet
| Name | Origin | Mouth | Mixes With |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indus | Sengge Zangbo and Gar, Tibet | Indus river delta, Karachi | |
| Sutlej | Lake Rakshas Tal, Tibet | Indus near Bhawalpur, Pak | |
| Beas | Beas Kund, Rohtang | Sutlej near Firozpur, Punjab | |
| Parbati | Man Talai near Parbati Pass | Beas near Kullu | |
| Chenab | Bara Lacha Pass, Lahaul and Spiti | Sutlej near Unch Sharif, Pak | |
| Ravi | Kangra, HP | Chenab in Pakistan | |
| Jhelum | Verinag spring, Anantnag, J&K | Chenab in Pakistan | |
| Brahmaputra | Angsi glacier, Tibet | Ganges Delta, Bangladesh | |
| Subansiri | Himalayas, China | Brahmaputra at Lakhimpur, Assam | |
| Dihang | Patkai Hills | Brahmaputra at Dihingmukh, Assam | |
| Manas | Bhutan | Brahmaputra at Jogighopa, Assam | |
| Teesta | Cholamu and Gurudongmar lakes | Brahmaputra near Rangpur, Bangladesh | |
| Lohit | Zayal Chu, east Tibet | Brahmaputra | |
| Dibang | Keya pass, Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh | Lohit in Sadiya, Assam | |
| Ganga | Gangotri, Uttarakhand | Ganges Delta, Bangladesh | |
| Hooghly | Splits from Ganga near Farkka bridge, Murshidabad | Bay of Bengal | |
| Damodar | Chandwa, Latehar, Jharkhand | Hooghly in West Bengal | |
| Kosi | Saptkoshi tributaries in Nepal | Ganga near Kursela, Bihar | |
| Gandak | Nhubine glacier, Mustang, Nepal | Ganga near Sonpur, Bihar | |
| Son | Amarkantak, MP | Ganga near north Patna | |
| Yamuna | Yamunotri Glacier, Uttarakhand | Ganga at Allahabad | |
| Alaknanda | Satopnath | Ganga at Devprayag, Uttarakhand | |
| Bhagirathi | Gaumukh, Uttarakhand | Ganga at Devprayag, Uttarakhand | |
| Godavari | Brahmagiri mountains, Nasik | East Godavari district, AP | |
| Indravati | Dandakaranya, Kalahandi, Orissa | Godavari near border of Maharashtra, Chhatisgarh and Telengana | |
| Krishna | Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra | Krishna district, AP | |
| Tungabhadra | Confluence of Tunga and Bhadra near Koodli, Karnataka | Krishna near Alampur, Telengana | |
| Bhima | Bhimashankar, Maharashtra | Krishna near Raichur | |
| Indrayani | Lonaval, Maharashtra | Bhima | |
| Kaveri | Talakaveri, Kodagu, Karnataka | Kaveri delta, TN | |
| Amravati | Anamalai Hills | Kaveri at Karur, TN | |
| Mahanadi | Dandkaranya, Chhatisgarh | False point, Kendrapada, Odisha | |
| Pennar | Nandi hills, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka | Nellore, AP | |
| Tapti | Satpura Range, MP | Gulf of Khambat, Surat | |
| Narmada | Narmada Kund, Amarkantak, MP | Gulf of Khambat, Surat | |
| Sabarmati | Dhebar lake, Aravalli, Rajasthan | Gulf of Khambat | |
| Periyar | Sivagiri hills, TN | Lakshadweep sea, Kerala |
| Dam | River | State |
|---|---|---|
| Tungabhadra | Tungabhadra | Karnataka |
| Mettur | Kaveri | Tamil Nadu |
| Krishnarajsagar | Kaveri | Karnataka |
| Indira Sagar | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Sardar Sarovar | Narmada | Gujarat |
| Omkareshwar | Narmada | Madhya Pradesh |
| Hirakud | Mahanadi | Odisha |
| Bhakra Nangal | Sutlej | Punjab/Himachal Pradesh |
| Nagarjuna Sagar | Krishna | Telengana/Andhra Pradesh |
| Uri | Jhelum | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Ramagundam | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
| Dummaguden | Godavari | Andhra Pradesh |
| Name | Connects | Seperates |
|---|---|---|
| Palk | Bay of Bengal/Gulf of Mannar | India/Sri Lanka |
| Malacca | Pacific Ocean/Indian Ocean | Malaysia/Indonesia |
| Makassar | Celebes Sea/Java Sea | Borneo/Sulawesi |
| Sunda | Java sea/Indian Ocean | Java islands/Sumatra islands |
| Tsugaru | Sea of Japan/PAcific Ocean | Honshu/Hokkaido |
| Strait of Tartary | Sea of Okhatsk/Sea of Japan | Russian island of Sakhalin/Mainland Russia |
| Formosa | South China Sea/East China Sea | Taiwan/China |
| Hormuz | Persian gulf/gulf of omman | UAE&Oman/Iran |
| Bab al-Mandab | Red sea/Gulf of aden | Yemen/Ethiopia |
| Mozambique | Within Indian Ocean | Mozambique/Madagascar |
| Bosphorous | Black Sea/Sea of Marmara | European Turkey/Asian Turkey |
| Oranto | Adriatic Sea/Ionian Sea | Italy/Albania |
| Messina Strait | Terranian Sea/Ionian Sea | Sicily Islands/Calabria Italy |
| Gibraltar Strait | Atlantic Ocean/Mediterranean Sea | Spain/Morocco |
| Torres | Pacific | Australia/New Guinea |
| Bass | Tasman Sea/Pacific Ocean | Tasmania/Victoria |
| Cook | Tasman Sea/Pacific OCean | South and North Islands of New Zealand |
| Yucatan strait | Gulf of mexico/Carribean Sea | Cuba/Mexico |
| Florida | Gulf of mexico/Atlantic Ocean | USA/Cuba |
| Hudson | Atlantic OCean/Labrador Sea | Canada |
| Davis Strait | Baffis bay/Atlantic OCean | Greenland/Canada |
| Denmark | Atlantic Ocean | Greenland/Iceland |
| Dover | North Sea/English Channel | England/France |
| North Strait | Irish Sea/Atlantic OCean | Ireland/Scotland |
| Bering | Arctic Ocean/Pacific Ocean | Russia/USA |