Which river is called the 'Ganga of Gujarat'?
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This question examines an important river-or-lake fact: “Which river is called the 'Ganga of Gujarat'?” The correct answer is Sabarmati. The Sabarmati River is often referred to as the 'Ganga of Gujarat'. It is the most important river of Gujarat, flowing through the capital Gandhinagar and the largest city Ahmedabad. The river has immense cultural and historical significance - Mahatma Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram is on its banks. 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.