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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- A consequent river is a stream whose course follows the original slope of the land surface, flowing in the direction determined by the initial regional gradient.
- How does a consequent river differ from a subsequent river?
- Why are peninsular Indian rivers considered consequent streams?
- Is an antecedent river a type of consequent river?
- Who developed the concept of the consequent river?

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In UPSC GS1 answer-writing, the Godavari and Mahanadi are cited as consequent rivers flowing eastward down the original tilt of the Deccan plateau toward the Bay of Bengal, a slope created by the uplift of the Western Ghats.

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