The Pindar River is a river located in
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
,
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...
. Pindar originates from
Pindari Glacier
The Pindari Glacier is a glacier found in the upper reaches of the Kumaon Himalayas, to the southeast of Nanda Devi and Nanda Kot.
Geography
The glacier is about 9 kilometers long and gives rise to the Pindar River which meets the Alakananda ...
which is located in
Bageshwar district
Bageshwar is a district of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The town of Bageshwar is the district headquarters. Prior to its establishment as a district in 1997 it was part of Almora district.
Bageshwar district is in Kumaon, and is bounded ...
of
Kumaon Kumaon or Kumaun may refer to:
* Kumaon division, a region in Uttarakhand, India
* Kumaon Kingdom, a former country in Uttarakhand, India
* Kumaon, Iran, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran
* , a ship of the Royal Indian Navy during WWII
See also
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region in Uttarakhand. The source of this river, the Pindar glacier is located at an altitude of . Pindar glacier has relatively easier access and has been documented well for its retreat over 100 years. Pindar river mouth is located at
Karnaprayag
Karnaprayag is a town and municipal board in the Chamoli District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Karnaprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, situated at the confluence of the Alaknanda and Pindar River.
Dem ...
where it ends by its confluence with
Alaknanda River
The Alaknanda is a Himalayan river in the Indian state of Uttarakhand and one of the two headstreams of the Ganges, the major river of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism. In hydrology, the Alaknanda is considered the source stream ...
.
Gallery
File:Pindari glacier from Zero Point, Uttarakhand, India.jpg, Origin from Pindari Glacier
File:Pindari river from Dwali, Uttarakhand, India.jpg, Pindari river from Dwali
File:Karnprayag.jpg, Confluence of Alaknanda and Pindar from bottom
File:HeadwatersGanges1.jpg, Pinder River (far right) in the map showing The Himalayan headwaters of the Ganges river in Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; the official name until 2007), is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally 'Land of the Gods') due to its religious significance and ...
References
External links
Pindar River on OpenStreetMap
Ganges
Rivers of Uttarakhand
Bageshwar district
Chamoli district
Rivers of India
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