Ganges Basin

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The Ganges Basin is the vast river drainage system in northern India and neighboring countries that supports hundreds of millions of people through its fertile plains and extensive network of tributaries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
geographical region
river basin
area approximately 1.0 million square kilometres
approximately 1.1 million square kilometres
borderedBy Deccan Plateau
Himalayas
climate monsoon climate
containsFeature Ganges Delta
Indo-Gangetic Plain
Terai region
linked to: Terai
containsProtectedArea Corbett National Park
Rajaji National Park
Sundarbans
countryShares Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
India
Nepal
culturalSignificance sacred in Hinduism
drainedBy Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
flowsInto Bay of Bengal
hasIssue flooding
glacial melt impacts
groundwater depletion
sedimentation
water pollution
hasPart Ganges Delta
Lower Ganges Basin
linked to: Ganges Basin

Middle Ganges Basin
linked to: Ganges Basin

Upper Ganges Basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
hasTributary Betwa River
Chambal River
Damodar River
Gandak River
Ghaghara River
linked to: Ghaghra River

Gomti River
linked to: Gomti

Ken River
Kosi River
linked to: Kosi

Mahananda River
Ramganga River
Son River
Yamuna River
linked to: Yamuna
hydrologicalRegionCode Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin
locatedIn Bangladesh
Bhutan
China
India
Nepal
South Asia
mainRainfallSource Southwest monsoon
majorCityInBasin Allahabad
Delhi
Kanpur
Kolkata
linked to: Calcutta

Lucknow
Patna
Varanasi
partOf Indo-Gangetic Basin
linked to: Indo-Gangetic Plain
populationServed hundreds of millions of people
over 400 million people
supportsActivity fishing
inland navigation
irrigated agriculture
rice cultivation
wheat cultivation
supportsEcosystem floodplain forests
mangroves
wetlands
transboundary true

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Kauriala drainageBasin Ganges Basin
Sarda River mouthOf Ganges river system
linked to: Ganges Basin
Sarda River drainageBasin Ganges Basin
Rapti River partOf Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Rapti River drainageBasin Ganges River system
linked to: Ganges Basin
present-day Budaun locatedNear Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Indian rhinoceros historicalRange Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Gorakhpur Division riverBasin Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Ganges basin (south side) partOf Ganges Basin
Bagmati River partOf Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Tibetan Himalayas drainageBasinOf Ganges River system
linked to: Ganges Basin
Bhagirathi River riverSystem Ganga basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Imja Glacier hydrologicalBasin Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Pangasiidae nativeTo Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Bhote Koshi River partOf Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Damodar River region Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Khajauli locatedInRiverBasin Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Assi River drainageBasin Ganges Basin
Arun River formsPartOf Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Arun River drainageBasin Ganges Basin
Shramana region Ganges plain
linked to: Ganges Basin
Kundagrama nearbyRiver Ganga basin (regional context)
linked to: Ganges Basin
Notopteridae nativeTo Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Jale locatedInRiverBasin Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Tamur River formsPartOf Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Narmada basin and Son–Ganga basin hasPart Son–Ganga basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Khagaria district locatedInBasin Ganges river basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Rosera locatedInRiverBasin Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Burhi Gandak River drainageBasin Ganges Basin
Ghazipur district riverBasin Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Doon Valley hasRiver Ganga basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Jaunpur riverSystem Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Gandak River drainageBasin Ganges Basin
Atlantic Ocean drainage basin hasPart Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Sai River partOf Ganges Basin
Dudh Koshi partOf Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Dhasan River partOfRiverSystem Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Punpun River riverSystem Ganges basin
subject linked to: Punpun
linked to: Ganges Basin
Son Bridge at Dehri-on-Sone riverBasin Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Sun Koshi formsPartOf Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Kali Gandaki Gorge drainageBasin Ganges Basin
Bheri River partOf Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Sher River partOf Ganges Basin
Parbati River partOf Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Dudhi River partOf Ganges river basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Mahajanapada period location Ganga valley
linked to: Ganges Basin
Pindar River riverSystem Ganges Basin
Tamakoshi River contributesTo Ganges River basin
linked to: Ganges Basin
Son River plain partOf Ganges basin
linked to: Ganges Basin