| Hindon River | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of river Hindon, Ghaziabad | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Region | Uttar Pradesh |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Rajaji Range, Sivalik Hills |
| • location | Saharanpur district, Uttar Pradesh |
| • coordinates | 35°05′N 77°08′E / 35.083°N 77.133°E |
| Mouth | Yamuna river |
• location | Sector-150, Noida, India |
• coordinates | 28°24′50″N 77°29′46″E / 28.41389°N 77.49611°E |
| Length | 400 km (250 mi) |
| Basin size | 7,083 km2 (2,735 sq mi) |
Hindon River is an Indian river in that originates from the Shakumbhari devi range (Upper Sivaliks) in Saharanpur district of Uttar Pradesh and falls into Yamuna river in Noida. Hindon is a tributary of Yamuna and is entirely rainfed, having an approximate catchment area of 7,083 square kilometres (2,735 sq mi).
It flows between Ganges and Yamuna rivers for 400 kilometres (250 mi) through Muzaffarnagar district, Meerut district, Baghpat district, Ghaziabad district and Gautam Buddh Nagar district before it joins Yamuna river at Sector-150, Noida.[1] The Hindon Air Force Base of the Indian Air Force also lies on its bank in the Ghaziabad district on the outskirts of Delhi.[2]
- ^ Jain, Sharad K.; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh (2007). "8. Ganga basin". Hydrology and water resources of India- Volume 57 of Water science and technology library - Tributaries of Yamuna river. Springer. p. 350. ISBN 978-1-4020-5179-1.
- ^ Hindon Air Base GlobalSecurity.org