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The Mahanadi River flows slowly for 900 kilometres (560 mi) and has an estimated drainage area of 132,100 square kilometres (51,000 sq mi). [2] It deposits more silt than almost any other river in the Indian subcontinent. [3] The area of the drainage basin is 141,464 km 2. The interior coastal plain has a relatively low elevation.
Kathajodi river is the main southern distributary of Mahanadi river branching off at Cuttack, Odisha. [1] Kathajodi river later acquires the name Devi as it flows further east. The river flows through Alipingal, Macchagaon and Naugaon blocks in Jagatsinghpur district and Astaranga and Kakatpur blocks in Puri district . [ 2 ]
The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 132,100 square kilometres (51,000 sq mi) and has a total length of 900 kilometres (560 mi). Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam [1] which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India's independence in 1947.
Kushabhadra River near Ramchandi. Kushabhadra River forms the complex of river systems which form the distributaries of the Mahanadi River.It branches off from the Kuakhai River, which is a distributary of the Mahanadi, at Balianta and flows in a south western direction towards Nimapara and Gop for 46–50 miles before sinking into the Bay of Bengal near Ramachandi Temple, [1] 15 miles east of ...
Geography of Odisha. Odisha is situated in eastern coast on Bay of Bengal. Map of the coastline around Chilka Lake. Satellite view of the Mahanadi River near Subarnapur, in Subarnapur district of Odisha. Here the Mahanadi curves around the Garhjat Hills before entering the Utkal Plains.
The Ib River is a tributary of the Mahanadi River in central India, which it joins to flow directly into the Hirakud Reservoir. The Ib originates in hills near Pandrapet at an elevation of 762 metres (2,500 ft). It passes through Raigarh District and Jashpur District in Chhattisgarh, and Jharsuguda and Sundargarh Districts in Odisha, before it ...
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The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3][4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5] The Aravalli range in the north-west serves the origin of few of the rivers such as the Chambal, the Banas ...