Where does the Yamuna River originate?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Where does the Yamuna River originate?” The correct answer is Yamunotri Glacier. The Yamuna River originates from the Yamunotri Glacier in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand at an altitude of about 6387 meters. Yamunotri is one of the Char Dham pilgrimage sites. The Yamuna is the largest tributary of the Ganga River. A river system includes its source, tributaries, distributaries, drainage basin, watershed, channel, floodplain, delta or estuary and final outlet. River behaviour depends on relief, geology, rainfall, snowmelt, sediment load, vegetation and human intervention. They may contain fresh, brackish or saline water, so terms such as lake, lagoon, reservoir and wetland should not be used interchangeably.