Wakal River Explained

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.

Course

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]

Watershed

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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Surface Water Resources Assessment Report - Wakal River Basin, Rajasthan, India . 2008 . Global Water Sustainability Program .
  2. Book: Planning of Water Resources of Rajasthan State, Report 4.2 - Basin-Wise Water Availability . 2014 . Tahal Group .
  3. Book: Biswas . Himadri . Numerical groundwater flow modeling in the Wakal River basin, India . 2008 . Florida International University . Miami .
  4. Book: Jain . Sharad K . Agarwal . Pushpendra K . Singh . Vijay P . Hydrology and Water Resources of India . 2007 . Springer . 9781402051807 .
  5. Book: Wakal Hydrogeology Assessment Report - Wakal River Basin, Rajasthan, India . 2008 . Global Water Sustainability Program . Miami .
  6. Book: Sinha . A. K. . An Integrated Approach of Groundwater Management in Wakal River Basin using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System . 2012 . Udaipur .
  7. Book: Planning of Water Resources of Rajasthan State, Report 4.3 - Detailed Study of Catchment Area . 2014 . Tahal Group .