Wakal River | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | India |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Rajasthan and Gujarat |
Subdivision Type3: | Udaipur district and Sabarkantha district |
Source1: | Udaipur district, Rajasthan[1] |
Mouth: | Sabarmati River |
Mouth Coordinates: | 24.3407°N 73.1085°W |
Basin Size: | 1851 square kilometres[2] |
The Wakal River is a tributary to the Sabarmati River in Rajasthan and Gujarat states of India.
The river originates in the south-western spurs of the Aravalli range, and meets the Sabarmati River after traversing a distance of 158 kilometres. Mansi and Parvi are two main tributaries of the Wakal River.[3]
The area of the Wakal River's watershed is 1851 square kilometres, and is spread out over Udaipur district of Rajasthan and Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.[4] 98% of the basin area lies in Rajasthan, the remainder in Gujarat.[5] [6] The mean annual surface water yield for the basin is 319.4 million cubic metres.
There are 24 minor irrigation projects in the watershed, with a total live storage capacity of 65.98 million cubic metres.[7] The Mansi Wakal Dam is the largest dam in the basin.