Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.13.52
SB 1.13.52
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srotobhiḥ saptabhir yā vai svardhunī saptadhā vyadhāt saptānāṁ prītaye nānā sapta-srotaḥ pracakṣate
Translation
The place is called Saptasrota ["divided by seven"] because there the waters of the sacred Ganges were divided into seven branches. This was done for the satisfaction of the seven great ṛṣis.