Bihar
Capital · Patna · a state of flat Gangetic plains shaped by the Ganga and its north Bihar tributaries
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Capital · Patna · a state of flat Gangetic plains shaped by the Ganga and its north Bihar tributaries
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Ganga180.4 km
Origin: Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand
Mouth: Flows east through Bihar past Patna and Bhagalpur into West Bengal
Show on map →Kosi223 km
Origin: Himalayas of Tibet and Nepal (Saptakoshi system)
Mouth: Joins the Ganga near Kursela, Bihar
Major dams: Kosi Barrage (Bhimnagar)
The 2008 Kosi floods, caused by an embankment breach near the Nepal border, displaced millions across north Bihar.
Show on map →Gandak9.2 km
Origin: Nepal Himalayas
Mouth: Joins the Ganga near Sonepur/Hajipur, Bihar
Major dams: Gandak Barrage (Valmiki Nagar)
Show on map →Son202.7 km
Origin: Amarkantak plateau, Madhya Pradesh
Mouth: Joins the Ganga near Patna
Show on map →Ghaghara61.4 km
Show on map →Bagmati365.7 km
Show on map →Falgu206.9 km
The river at Gaya is central to Hindu ancestral-rite (pind daan) pilgrimage traditions.
Show on map →Punpun215.6 km
Show on map →Kabartal Wetland (Kanwar Lake)
Ramsar 2436, Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake; Begusarai district
Ramsar 2436, Asia's largest freshwater oxbow lake; Begusarai district.
Show on map →Nagi Bird Sanctuary
Ramsar; Jamui district | coord: single-source (Wikidata)
Ramsar; Jamui district.
Show on map →Nakti Bird Sanctuary
Ramsar; Jamui district, adjacent to Nagi BS | coord: estimated, unverified
Ramsar; Jamui district, adjacent to Nagi BS.
Show on map →Gokul Jalashay
Ramsar; Buxar district | coord: estimated, unverified
Ramsar; Buxar district.
Show on map →Udaipur Jheel
Ramsar; Darbhanga district | coord: estimated, unverified
Ramsar; Darbhanga district.
Show on map →Gogabil Lake
Ramsar; Katihar district | coord: estimated, unverified
Ramsar; Katihar district.
Show on map →Valmiki NP
Tiger reserve | coord: manually placed
Tiger reserve.
Show on map →Rajgir WLS
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Bhimbandh WLS
coord: manually placed
Show on map →Kaimur WLS
coord: manually placed
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