Nagavali River

Nagavali
River
Country India
Source Lakhbahal
Length 256.5 km (159.38171080888 mi) approx.
Discharge for Bay of Bengal
 - average 24 m3/s (848 cu ft/s)
Nagavali river near Srikakulam.
Nagavali river near Srikakulam.

The River Nagavali also known as River Langulya is one of the main rivers of Southern Odisha and Northern Andhra Pradesh States in India,[1] between Rushikulya and Godavari basins.

Origin and Course

Nagavali River rises in the eastern slopes of the Eastern Ghats near Lakhbahal in the Kalahandi district of Odisha at an elevation of about 1,300 metres. The geographic co-ordinates of the river are north latitudes 18 10 to 19 44 and east longitudes of 82 53 to 84 05. Niyamgiri hills where Bauxite mining is proposed are located in Nagavali river basin.[2]

The total length of the river is about 256 km, of which 161 km are in Odisha and the rest in Andhra Pradesh. The catchment area of the basin is 9,510 square km. Nagavali is an interstate river with 4462 km2 and 5048 km2 river basin area located in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh respectively. The river basin receives 1000 mm average rain fall annually. The uplands of the river basin are hilly areas with predominantly tribal populated. It drains parts of the Kalahandi, Rayagada and Koraput districts of Odisha and Srikakulam, Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh.

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the River Nagavali are Jhanjavati, Barha, Baldiya, Satnala, Sitagurha, Srikona, Gumudugedda, Vottigedda, Suvarnamukhi, Vonigedda, Relligedda and Vegavati. The Suvarnamukhi river takes its birth in the hills of Salur mandal and takes an eastern direction and finally join the Nagavali at Sangam village in Vangara mandal of Srikakulam District. Vegavathi originates in pachipenta hills of Pachipenta Mandal.

Towns and Cities

Irrigation Projects

See also

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References

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Coordinates: 18°13′N 83°56′E / 18.217°N 83.933°E / 18.217; 83.933

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