Pushpawati River flows through the Valley of Flowers in Chamoli district in Garhwal region of the Indian state of Uttarakhand.

The Pushpawati rises from the Tipra Glacier, near Rataban, in the central part of the Garhwal region in the Himalayas.

It flows in a southerly direction to join the Bhyundar Ganga near Ghagharia.

Alpine, sub-alpine and temperate vegetation is there in the middle and lower catchments of the river.

[1] According to legend, the Pandavas, during their years of exile, saw flowers floating down the river.