Pushpawati River
The Pushpawati rushing out of Valley of Flowers
Location
CountryIndia
Basin features
River systemAlaknanda River

Pushpawati River flows through the Valley of Flowers in Chamoli district in Garhwal region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Course

The Pushpawati rises from the Tipra Glacier, near Rataban, in the central part of the Garhwal region in the Himalayas. It flows in a southerly direction to join the Bhyundar Ganga near Ghagharia. The combined stream is thereafter known as the Lakshman Ganga. The latter merges with the Alaknanda River at Govindghat.[1][2]

The Pushpawati drains the Valley of Flowers.[1]

The glaciated upper valley of the Pushpawati is U-shaped. The river flows past thick glacial deposits. A number of glacier-fed streams join it in its upper reaches. It flows through a gorge in its lower reaches. The upper tracts are under permanent cover of snow. Alpine, sub-alpine and temperate vegetation is there in the middle and lower catchments of the river. Human habitation is very sparse.[1]

Mythology

According to legend, the Pandavas, during their years of exile, saw flowers floating down the river. They named it Pushpawati.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Negi, Sharad Singh (1991). Himalayan rivers, glaciers and lakes. Indus. ISBN 9788185182612. Retrieved 1 June 2010. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  2. De Sarkar, Partha. Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

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