Key Facts about Sone River

About Sone River:

• It is a principal southern tributary of the Ganges (Ganga) River after the Yamuna River. 
• Course:
  • It originates in the Amarkantak highlands in Madhya Pradesh, in the east direction of the origin of the Narmada River.
  • It then flows in the north-northwest direction through Madhya Pradesh before turning in the east direction where it meets the Kaimur range.
  • The river starts flowing in the parallel direction of the Kaimur range in the east-northeast direction through Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and joins the Ganga River just above Patna, the capital of Bihar.
• Total Length: 784 km
• It is a wide and shallow river and forms pools of water in the remaining parts of the river.
• The floodplain of the river is narrow and is only, 3 to 5 kilometers wide. 
• The river’s flow is seasonal, and the Sone is unimportant for navigation. 
• The Sone valley is geologicallyalmost a continuation of that of the Narmada River to the southwest. It is largely forested and sparsely populated.

The valley is bordered by the Kaimur Range to the north and the Chota Nagpur plateau to the south. 

• Tributaries: The main tributaries of the Sone River are the Rihand River and the Koel River. The other tributaries are the Gopad River and the Kanhar River.

Dehri is the major town situated on the Sone River.

Q1: Which are the main tributaries of the Ganga River?

Tributaries of Ganga include Ramganga, Gomti, Ghaghara, Gandak, Kosi and Mahananda from the left bank and Yamuna, Tamsa, Son and Punpun from the right bank.

Source: Sone river in spate, 40 rescued in Jharkhand