Odisha geography part 3

 Brahmani river-Odisha 2nd largest river 

Total flow 799 but in odisha -480km flow

Origin of Brahmani river-

Chattisgarh (sankha river) +jharkhand (Koel river) join at vedavyas of rourkela city of Sundargarh district form river (brahmani) 

Dam on Brahmani river - Rengali Dam (Anugul district) 

Brahmani river flow in odisha sequence -

Sundargarh - Deogarh - Anugul - Dhenkanal - Cuttack - jajpur - Kendrapada - Baby of Bengal (BOB) 

Sorrow of Odisha -Mahanadi 

Sorrow of Bengal /West Bengal - Damodar 

Sorrow of Bihar - Koshi river 

Mahanadi - 1st largest river of Odisha 

Origin - Shihawa Amarkanta hill (chattisgarh) 

Total flow -900km

 flow in Odisha -499km

Dam on Mahanadi River - Hirakud dam 

Mahanadi tributary -Right tributary -

J   T    O   P   Jonk ,Tel, Ong, Parry 

Left tributary - Seonath, hasideo,Mond,Ib,Kelo

Mahanadi distributary - Kathajodi , Debi ,Chitrapala, Birupa 

Birupa join (Mahanadi +Brahmani river) 

Mahanadi Flow in odisha 

Jharsugda, sambalpur, sonpur, boudh,Anugul,Nayagarh,Cuttack,kendrapada,Jagatsingpur

Hirakud dam longest dam in the world located on Mahanadi river 

Hirakud dam Total length -25.8km/16mies

Main section -4.8km/3miles

Dam build at 1st five year plan (Harrod Domar Model (1951- 1956) are -

Bhakra Nangal dam, Hirakud dam,Nagarjuna sagar dam

Hirakud dam foundation stone (1947) by -Jawahar lal Nehru 

1957 hirakud dam complete and inagurate by Jawahar Lal Nehru 

Prathama prasthabana given(1946) for hirakud dam by Odisha governor (Sir Hawthrin Lewis) 

River originated from Mahanadi Delta -

Soamali river, Nuna river, Prachi river ,Gobari river, Kadua river 

Baitarani river originated from Gonasika hills /Gupta ganga hill of Keonjhar district 

Baitarani river - 3rd largest river of Odisha also called as Ganga of Odisha 

Old Ganga /Breth /Dhakshin Ganga -Godavari river

Godavari river - Largest penicular river

Baitarani flow in odisha -360km

Baitarani River act as a barrier between jharkhand and odisha by creating a border 

Baitarani River forms Delta at Akuapada Hill 

Baitarani River - called as Jajpur gift river

Baitarani river tributary - Salandi river 

Salandi Originated from Megha Sani hill of Mayurbhanj near simipal 

Hadagarh dam located on salandi river at Andapur and Andapur is subdivision of keonjhor 

Baitarani +Salandi at Arodi of Tintara ghata (bhadrak) 

Salandi River flows - Mayurbhanj - Keonjhor - Bhadrak - (BOB)Bay of Bengal 

Total length of salandi river -144km

Rushikulya river origin - Daringbadi called as Kashmir of Odisha (kandhamala district) 

Rushikulya river origin also from Rushimalo mountain and from daringbadi 

Rushikulya river Flow in odisha - 165km

Rushikulya river side temple - Tara Tarini temple (at Berhampur) 

Rushikulya river Flow - Ganjam district - BOB (Bay of Bengal) 

Bahuda river - Origin from (eastern ghat of Ramagiri hill)  Ganjam 

Bahuda river tributary -Poichandia, Bogiriadi, Batrada Nalla, and Kantajura Nalla (or Kontiajore). 

Rushikulya river tributary -Badanadi, Baghua, Dhanei, Padma, Joro, Boringanalla, and Ghodhado

Langulya river is also known as Nagavali 

Langulya river/Nagavali river -origin from (Kalahandi )

Hathi pathar fall on Langulya river/Nagavali river at Raygada 

Indravati river origin -Dandakaranya range of eastern ghat of Kalahandi district (Odisha) 

Lifeline of Kalahandi and Nabarangpur is Indravati river 

Hydro electric dam on Sileru river /Machkund river is jalpat dam 






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