1. Shyok River: Rising from the Karakoram Range at Rimo glacier. The river widens at the confluence with the Nubra River.
2. Nubra River: It is the main tributary of the Shyok River. It originates from the Nubra Glacier.
3. Shigar River: It rises from the Hispar Glacier. It joins Indus at Skardu.
4. Hunza River: It is an important left-bank tributary of the Gilgit River. It rises from a glacier north of the Karakoram Range in the northwestern part of Jammu and Kashmir.

Indus River Tributaries in the Plains

1. Chenab River
   • The Chenab originates from near the Bara Lacha Pass in the Lahul-Spiti part of the Zaskar Range.
   • Chenab River is formed by the confluence of the Chandra and Bhaga rivers.
   • It flows through the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir into the plains of Punjab in Pakistan
   • The waters of the Chenab are allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Water Treaty
2. Jhelum River
   • It is a tributary of the Chenab River
   • The river Jhelum rises from a spring at Verinag situated at the foot of the Pir Panjal range.
   • The waters of the Jhelum are allocated to Pakistan under the terms of the Indus Water Treaty.
   • It flows through the Wular Lake.
   • The Kishenganga River is the largest tributary of the Jhelum.
3. Ravi River
   • It rises west of Rohtang Pass in the Kullu hills of Himachal Pradesh.
   • The waters of the Ravi River are allocated to India under the Indus Waters Treaty.
   • The major multipurpose project built on the river is the Ranjit Sagar Dam.
4. Sutlej River
   • It rises from beyond the Indian borders on the southern slopes of the Kailash Mountain from the Rakas lake, which is situated close to the Mansarovar Lake.
   • It enters Himachal Pradesh through Shipki La and flows in the South-westerly direction.
   • The world’s highest gravity dam, Bhakra Nangal Dam, is built on this river.
   • The waters of the Sutlej are allocated to India under the Indus Water Treaty.
5. Beas River 
   • Beas River emerges from Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh.
   • The tourist resorts of Manali are situated on the right banks of the River Beas.

1. Alaknanda River
   • It rises at the confluence and feet of the Satopanth and Bhagirath glaciers in Uttarakhand.
   • It meets the Bhagirathi River at Devprayag, after which it is called the Ganga.
   • Its main tributaries are the Mandakini, Nandakini, and Pindar rivers.
   • The Hindu pilgrimage centre of Badrinath and the natural spring Tapt Kund lie along the banks of the Alaknanda River.
2. Bhagirathi River
   • It rises at the foot of Gangotri Glacier, at Gaumukh, at an elevation of 3892m in Uttarakhand.
3. Dhauliganga River
   • It originates from Vasundhara Tal, perhaps the largest glacial lake in Uttarakhand.
   • Dhauliganga is joined by the Rishiganga river at Raini.
   • It merges with the Alaknanda at Vishnuprayag
   • The Tapovan Vishnugad Hydro Power Project is being constructed on the Dhauliganga River.
4. Rishiganga River
   • It springs from the Uttari Nanda Devi Glacier on the Nanda Devi Mountain.
   • It is also fed by the Dakshini Nanda Devi Glacier.
   • It flows through the Nanda Devi National Park and merges into the Dhauliganga River

Tributaries of the Ganga River in Plans

1. Ramganga River
   • Ramganga River originates in the southern slopes of Dudhatoli Hill in Uttarakhand.
   • It also flows through the dun valley of Corbett National Park.
   • It meets the Ganga near Kannauj.
2. Gomati River
   • It originates from Gomat Taal, Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh.
   • Meets the Ganges River in Ghazipur.
   • At the Sangam of Gomti and Ganga, the famous Markandey Mahadeo temple is situated.
3. Ghaghariya  River
   • The Ghagra originates in the glaciers of Mapchachungo.
   • It is a transboundary perennial river originating from the Tibetan plateau near Lake Mansarovar.
   • It is a major left-bank tributary of the Ganga and joins it at Chhapra in Bihar.
   • Rapti, Chhoti Gandak, Sharda, and Sarju are the major tributaries of this river.
4. Gandak River
   • It is formed by the union of the Kali and Trisuli rivers, which rise in the Great Himalayan Range in Nepal.
   • It enters the Ganga River opposite Patna in a place called Sonepur.
5. Burhi Gandak River
   • Originates from Chautarva Chaur near Bisambharpur in the district of West Champaran district of Bihar.
   • It flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in an old channel.
6. Kosi River
   • Also called Saptakoshi for its 7 Himalayan tributaries.
   • It is an antecedent transboundary river flowing through Nepal and India.
   • The highest peak in the world, Mt. Everest, and the Kanchenjunga are situated in the Kosi catchment.
   • It is also termed “The Sorrow of Bihar”.
7. Yamuna River System
   • It originates from the Yamunotri Glacier on the southwestern slopes or Bandarpoonch Peak in the Mussoorie range of the lower Himalayas.
   • Flows through the states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Haryana. It then enters Delhi and merges with the Ganga near Prayagraj.
   • It is the largest tributary of the Ganga in the northern plains.
   • It creates the highly fertile alluvial Yamuna-Ganges Doab region between itself and the Ganges in the Indo-Gangetic plain.
   • The cities of Bhagpat, Delhi, Noida, Mathura, Agra, Firozabad, Etawah, Hamirpur, and Allahabad lie on its banks.
   • Major Tributaries are the Chambal, Banas, Kali  Singh, Ken, Betwa, and Sindh rivers.
8.  Son River
   • Originates near the Amarkantak hills in Madhya Pradesh
   • It joins the Ganga near Patna in Bihar.