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Ganga River, India 🇮🇳
The saturation of the Ganges varies from snow in the high mountains, glaciers in the Himalayas, and monsoon rainfall in the lower reaches. It overflows between May and mid-September. In August-September, the water level rises to 10-12 m, sometimes up to 15 m. Average water consumption of the Ganges is 13 m³/sec., 38 m³/sec at the confluence. The Ganges (together with the Brahmaputra River) is the 3rd largest river in the world after the Amazon and the Congo. 350 mln. per year on average. brings a flow of about t. There is a ferry service from the landing site to Hardwar city (1450 km). Ganges is very important in economy. Along the banks of the Ganges and its tributaries, there are large cities such as Allahabad, Banoras (Varanasi), Patna, Agra, Delhi, Calcutta. The Ganges is used for irrigation, especially in its middle reaches. The Ganges is the sacred river of the Hindus.