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Alaknanda
| River Name | Alaknanda Also known as |
|---|---|
| Flow Consistency | Intermittent |
| Origin of Alaknanda | |
| Origin | Satopanth Glacier |
| Origin Location | |
| Origin Elevation | 3880 mtrs |
| Origin Coordinates | |
| Mouth of Alaknanda | |
| Mouth | Ganges river |
| Mouth Location | Devprayag, Uttarakhand |
| Mouth Coordinates | |
| Alaknanda Flows Through | |
| Major Cities/Districts | Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pauri Garhwal |
| States | Uttarakhand |
| Countries | India |
| Basin of Alaknanda | |
| Flow Direction | West to East |
| Length | 195 km |
| Basin area | 10,882 km2 |
| Tributaries of Alaknanda | |
| Left Tributaries | Saraswati, Dhauliganga, Nandakini and Pindar |
| Right Tributaries | Mandakini |
| Infrastructure on Alaknanda | |
| Dams and Reservoirs | Badrinath Dam, Tapovan Dam, Tharali Dam, Tilwara Dam, Urgam Dam and Vishnuprayag Dam |
