located at the back of Narayan range. Govindgath :. LaxmanGanga meet Alaknanda Panch Prayag Several rivers in the Garhwal region merge with the Alaknanda at places called prayag or 'holy confluence of rivers'. These are: Vishnuprayag, where the Alaknanda is met by the Dhauliganga River Nandaprayag, where it is met by the Nandakini River Karnaprayag, where it is met by the Pindar River Rudraprayag, where it is met by the Mandakini River Devprayag, where it meets the Bhagirathi River and officially becomes the Ganges Recreation The Alaknanda river is among the best for river rafting in the world due to its high rafting grade. Dams There are 37 hydroelectric dams in operation, under construction or planned to harness the energy of the Alaknanda river and its tributaries and generate electricity. There are 23 other proposed projects in the Alaknanda river basin through which the power-potential of the Alaknanda and its tributaries can be harnessed. The proposed 23 hydel-projects are as follows - Alaknanda (Badrinath) (300 MW) Bagoli (72 MW) Bowla Nandprayag (132 MW) Chuni Semi (60 MW) Deodi (60 MW) Devsari Dam (255 MW) Gaurikund (18.6 MW) Gohana Tal (60 MW) Jelam Tamak (60 MW) Karnaprayag (160 MW) Lakshmanganga (4.4 MW) Lata Tapovan (310 MW) Maleri Jelam (55 MW) Nandprayag Langasu (141 MW) Padli Dam (27 MW) Phata-Byung (10.8 MW) Rambara (24 MW) Rishiganga I (70 MW) Rishiganga II (35 MW) Tamak Lata (280 MW) Urgam II (3.8 MW) Utyasu Dam (860 MW) Vishnugad Pipalkoti (444 MW) Towns along the Alaknanda River As the river flows, the towns along its banks are Badrinath, Vishnuprayag, Joshimath, Chamoli, Nandaprayag, Karnaprayag, Rudraprayag, Srinagar and Devprayag. At each town with suffix prayag, Alaknanda meets another river. Photo gallery See also 2013 North India floods 2021 Uttarakhand flood References External links Alaknanda River Britannica.com Prayags at GMVN Rivers of Uttarakhand Tributaries of the Ganges Geography of Chamoli district Rafting Adventure tourism in India Rudraprayag district Pauri Garhwal district Rivers of India