- Himalayan rivers are fed by the melting of snow and precipitation. So they are perennial in nature.
- They are younger in nature.
- Major relief features formed by these rivers are gorges, V shaped valleys, rapids, waterfalls as part of erosion. Ox – bow lakes, braided channel, and deltas are formed as part of deposition.
- Major river systems are
- Indus River System
- Ganga River System
- Brahmaputra River System