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Yamuna River

Yamuna River, also called Jamuna, major river of northern India.
Yamuna primarily flows through Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh
states. It is one of the country’s most sacred rivers. The Yamuna rises
on the slopes of the Bandar punch massif in the Great Himalayas

near Yamnotri (Jamnotri) in western Uttarakhand. The Eastern and
Western Yamuna canals are fed from the river at that point.

Salient features of Yamuna Basin in India
Basin Extent
Longitude 28° 42’ 3.3804’’ N
Latitude 77° 16’ 19.5672’’ E
Length of Yamuna River (Km) 1376
Catchment Area (Sq. Km) 219668
Average Water Resource Potential 85021
(MCM)
Utilizable Surface Water Resource 11983

(MCM)
Live Storage Capacity of Completed 330
Projects (MCM)

Table No. 4.3 : Salient features of Yamuna Basin in India

The Yamuna River is one of India’s longest rivers, flowing for 1376
kilometers, The Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri Glacier
near Bandarpunch peaks (38°59’ N 78°27’ E) in the Mussoorie range
of the lower Himalayas at an elevation of about 6,387 meters above

the mean sea level in district Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand).

The river not only provides a livelihood for the population living in
the basin but also offers life support to agricultural, industrial, and

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