Ganges River Flow: From Himalayan Glacier to Bay of Bengal

The Ganges flows south-southeast from its source to the sea:

• Source: Gangotri Glacier, Uttarakhand, India (Himalayas).
• Course: Traverses Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal.
• Mouth: Bay of Bengal (via the Hooghly and Padma distributaries).
• Length: ~2,525 km (1,575 mi).

One of the world's most culturally and ecologically significant rivers, it supports hundreds of millions of people across the Indo-Gangetic Plain.