The Yamuna is the longest and the second largest tributary river of the Ganges (Ganga) in northern India.
Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpunch peaks in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand .
It travels a total length of 1,376 kilometres (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres (141,399 sq mi), 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin.
It is the longest river in India which does not directly flow to the sea.
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