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Mahanadi River Delta in India is a basin of deposit that drains a large land mass of the Indian subcontinent into the Bay of Bengal. The alluvial valley is wide and relatively flat with a meandering river channel that changes its course. [1] The Mahanadi River flows slowly for 900 kilometres (560 mi) and has an estimated drainage area of ...
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.
It includes the delta of the Mahanadi River, Brahmani River, Baitarani River. The most prominent physiographic feature of this plain is the Chilka Lake. It is the biggest lake in the country and its area varies between 780 km 2 in winter to 1,144 km 2 in the monsoon months. [1] Utkal Plains, coastal plains in eastern Orissa state, eastern India.
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.
A map of the Mahanadi-Koyakhai distributary system. The Prachi, a small river of over 78 km in length with a catchment area of around 600 km 2, [citation needed] a part of the Mahanadi River Delta in Odisha along the eastern coast of India is an important topographical as well as cultural landscape. Presently the parts of the modern day ...
The Eastern Coastal Plains is a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It is wider and leveled than the Western Coastal Plains and stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the north through Andhra Pradesh and Odisha. [1] Chilka Lake is a brackish water lake along the eastern ...
Godavari Delta, Bay of ... is the biggest hydro power station which diverts Godavari River water to the Mahanadi River ... Geological Map of Godavari Drainage Basin ...
The Sundarban National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarbans Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger.