Pushpawati River

Pushpawati River flows through the Valley of Flowers in Chamoli district in Garhwal region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

Pushpawati River
The Pushpawati rushing out of Valley of Flowers
Location
CountryIndia
Basin features
River systemAlaknanda River

Course

The Pushpawati rises from the East Kamet Glacier, near Rataban, at the base of the Himalayas near the central part of the Garhwal-Tibet border. It flows in a southerly direction to join the Bhyundar Ganga near Ghagharia. The combined stream is thereafter known as the Lakshman Ganga. The latter merges with the Alaknanda River at Govindghat.[1][2]

The Puspawati drains the Valley of Flowers.[1]

The glaciated upper valley of the Pushawati is U-shaped. The river flows past thick glacial deposits. A number of glacier-fed streams join it in its upper reaches. It flows through a gorge in its lower reaches. The upper tracts are under permanent cover of snow. Alpine, sub-alpine and temperate vegetation is there in the middle and lower catchments of the river. Human habitation is very sparse.[1]

Mythology

According to legend, the Pandavas, during their years of exile, saw flowers floating down the river. They named it Pushpawati.[1]

  • A view of Pushpawati from the gorge crossing while entering the Valley of Flowers
  • A bridge over Pushpawati River, while entering into the Valley of Flowers
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See also

References
  1. Negi, Sharad Singh. Himalayan rivers, glaciers and lakes. p. 111. Google books. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  2. De Sarkar, Partha. Valley of Flowers and Hemkund Sahib. Retrieved 1 June 2010.

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