Chandrabhaga River (Purna River)
This article is about Chandrabhaga river (Amravati district). It is not to be confused with Bhima River, in Solāpur district popularly known as the Chandrabhaga.
| Chandrabhaga (चंद्रभागा नदी) | |
| River | |
 Chandrabhaga river at Chamak Khurd in Amravati district. | |
| Country |  India |
|---|---|
| State | Maharashtra |
| Region | Vidarbha |
| District | Amravati |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Bhuleshwari |
| City | Daryapur |
| Source | |
| - location | Chikhaldara hills, Maharashtra, India |
| - coordinates | 21°23′0″N 77°16′1″E / 21.38333°N 77.26694°E |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Purna river |
| - coordinates | 20°51′20.75″N 77°15′3.3″E / 20.8557639°N 77.250917°ECoordinates: 20°51′20.75″N 77°15′3.3″E / 20.8557639°N 77.250917°E |
Chandrabhaga is one of the major rivers in Amravati district of Maharashtra. As a tributary of the Purna, it forms a part of the Tapti-Purna river system.
The main stream of the river rises down the Vairat Plateau in the Chikhaldara hills[1] and takes an eastward course draining the south slopes of Chikhaldara and Gawilgarh plateaus.[2] dam is built on the river as it comes out of the valley. The river takes a more southward turn from the dam and passes through the town of Daryapur before it meets with river Purna on the border of Amravati and Akola district. Bhuleshwari is a chief tributary of Chandrabhaga that meets it before Daryapur. Sapan and Bichan rivers flowing through Achalpur and Paratwada are other affluent streams.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ Khadri, S. F. R. (2011). "Hydro geological investigations of the Chandrabhaga River basin, Chikaldhara Region, Amravati District, MS, India" (PDF). International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering 4 (6): 262–269. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 December 2011.
- 1 2 "Rivers - The Gazetteers Department - Amravati". Retrieved 2012-12-15.
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