Bhargavi River Explained

Bhargavi
Name Other:Dandabhanga Nadi
Name Etymology:Bharga (Sun God)'s sacred yoga site[1]
Map:Mahanadi-Koyakhai distributray system.jpg
Map Size:250 px
Pushpin Map Size:250 px
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:India
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Odisha
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:East India
Subdivision Type4:District
Subdivision Name4:Khurda
Subdivision Type5:City
Subdivision Name5:Rajamundry
Length:1465km (910miles)
Source1:Mahanadi
Source1 Location:Cuttack, Odisha, India
Mouth:River Kuakhai
Mouth Location:Odisha, India
Mouth Coordinates:17°N 129°W
Mouth Elevation:0m (00feet)

Bhargavi River flows across Odisha, India. It forms the MahanadiKuakhai distributary system branching off from the Kuakhai River and draining into Chilka Lake.

A branch of the Kuakhai River meets the Bay of Bengal after breaking up into numerous distributaries in the last 2.5miles of its course. There are four main branches all branching off from the left bank: Kanchi, the East Kania, the Naya Nadi and the South Kanchi (which drains into Sar Lake). By various channels the first three are interconnected and finally join the Suna Munhi River, which flows into Bali Harchandi and ultimately drains to the Bay of Bengal via the mouth of Chilika. The South Kania gets lost in the marshes on the western shore of Chilika.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bhrgu Muni's Asrama . 2010-10-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101115224840/http://www.dandabhanga.com/12b_bhrgu_muni.html . 2010-11-15 . Sri Chaitanya Dandabhanga Lila Kunja Ashrama-Bhrgu Muni's Ashrama-2nd paragraph