| Tons River | |
|---|---|
 Mohuna village, Deobun, Northwest of Landour - 1850s | |
 | |
| Native name | टौंस नदी (Hindi) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bandarpunch, Uttarakhand |
| Mouth | |
• location | Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Yamuna |
The Tons (टौंस नदी) is the largest tributary of the Yamuna.[1] It flows through Garhwal region in Uttarakhand, touching Himachal Pradesh. The Tons thrust is named after this river.
With its source in the 20,722 feet (6,316 m)[2] high Bandarpunch mountain, it is one of the most major perennial Indian Himalayan rivers. In fact, it carries more water than the Yamuna itself, which it meets below Kalsi near Dehradun, Uttarakhand.[3][4]
- ^ Singh, Dhruv Sen, ed. (2018). The Indian rivers : scientific and socio-economic aspects. Singapore: Springer Hydrogeology. p. 416.
- ^ "Banderpunch". Peakware. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
- ^ Tons Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jain, Sharad K.; Pushpendra K. Agarwal; Vijay P. Singh (2007). Hydrology and water resources of India- Volume 57 of Water science and technology library - Yamuna River. Springer. pp. 344–354. ISBN 978-1-4020-5179-1.