Bhagirathi River

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The Bhagirathi River is a major Himalayan river in northern India that forms one of the primary headstreams of the Ganges, revered in Hindu tradition and flowing through the rugged terrain of Uttarakhand.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Bhagirathi River canonical 13
Bhagirathi 1
Bhagirathi valley 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf headstream of the Ganges
river
associatedMythology descent of the Ganga to earth
confluenceLocation Devprayag
country India
culturalSignificance site of numerous Hindu rituals and ablutions
elevationAtSource about 4000 meters above sea level
environmentalIssues impact of dams and hydropower projects
landslide and erosion risk
flowsDirection generally southeastward
generally southward
flowsThrough Gangotri Glacier
surface form: Gangotri

Himalayan terrain
Rudraprayag district
Tehri Garhwal district
Uttarkashi
formsConfluenceWith Alaknanda River
hasDam Maneri Bhali I Dam
Maneri Bhali I Dam
surface form: Maneri Bhali II Dam

Tehri
surface form: Tehri Dam
hasTownOnBank Gangotri Glacier
surface form: Gangotri

Tehri
Uttarkashi
hasValley Bhagirathi River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bhagirathi valley
isHeadstreamOf Ganges
isMajorRiverOf Garhwal Himalaya
surface form: Garhwal Himalayas
isPilgrimageRouteFor Char Dham
surface form: Char Dham Yatra
isSacredRiverIn Hindu tradition
locatedIn Himalayas
Uttarakhand
northern India
mouthFormation forms Ganges at Devprayag with Alaknanda
mouthLocation Devprayag
namedAfter King Bhagiratha
partOf Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
surface form: Ganges river system
protectedStatus part of notified eco-sensitive zone in stretches
religionSignificance Hinduism
riverSystem Ganges Basin
surface form: Ganga basin
sourceLocation Gangotri Glacier
Gomukh
state Uttarakhand
tributary Bhilangna River
Jadh Ganga
Jalangi Gad
Kedar Ganga
tributaryOf Ganges
waterUse drinking water supply
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gangotri Glacier sourceOf Bhagirathi River
Gangotri Glacier nearestMajorRiver Bhagirathi River
Palashi locatedOnRiver Bhagirathi River
Garhwal traversedBy Bhagirathi River
Gomukh sourceOf Bhagirathi River
Gomukh riverFormed Bhagirathi River
Baharampur riverNearby Bhagirathi River
Uttarkashi district traversedByRiver Bhagirathi River
Bhagirathi River hasValley Bhagirathi River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bhagirathi valley
Samskara hasCharacter Bhagirathi River
this entity surface form: Bhagirathi
Himalaya–Karakoram region contains Bhagirathi River
this entity surface form: Ganges River headwaters
Berhampore river Bhagirathi River
Nizamat Imambara locatedOnBankOf Bhagirathi River
Nizamat Imambara facing Bhagirathi River
Khoshbagh locatedOnBankOf Bhagirathi River