- The main water divide in Peninsular India is formed by the Western Ghat.
- These rivers have shorter and shallower courses; compared to the Himalayan rivers.
- These rivers make deltas at their mouths.
- The Narmada and Tapi are the only long rivers, which flow westwards and make estuaries.
- The drainage basins of the peninsular rivers are smaller in size.
There is six major river system.
- The Narmada Basin
- Tapi Basin
- The Godavari Basin
- The Mahanadi Basin
- The Krishna Basin
- The Kaveri Basin