Ganges
For other uses, see Ganges (disambiguation). Ganges River ( Ganga ) The Ganges in Varanasi Country Bangladesh India Tributaries - left Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi, Mahananda - right Yamuna, Tamsa, Son, Punpun Cities Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kannauj, Kanpur, Fatehpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Buxar, Patna, Munger, Farakka, Murshidabad, Plassey, Nabadwip Mayapur, Kolkata, Pandaveswar Source Gangotri Glacier, Satopanth Glacier, Khatling Glacier, and waters from melted snow from such peaks as Nanda Devi, Trisul, Kedarnath, Nanda Kot, and Kamet. - location Uttarakhand, India - elevation 3,892 m (12,769 ft) - coordinates 30°59′N 78°55′E / 30.983°N 78.917°E / 30.983; 78.917 Length 2,655 km (1,650 mi) [1] Depth 17 m (56 ft) Basin 1,080,000 km 2 (416,990 sq mi) [2] Discharge for Farakka Barrage - average 16,648 m 3 /s (587,919 cu ft/s) [3] - max 70,000 m 3 /s (2,472,027 cu ft/s) - min 2,000 m 3 /s (70,629 cu ft/s) Discharge elsewhere (average) - B...