Dnyanganga River
Appearance
Dnyanganga River | |
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![]() Dnyanganga at Nandura | |
Native name | ज्ञानगंगा नदी (Marathi) |
Location | |
Country | India |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Near Dongarshevali, Taluka Chikhli, Dist. Buldhana[1] |
Mouth | |
• location | Falls into river Purna on south bank near Yerli, Ta. Nandura. |
Length | 50.5 miles (81.3 km)[2] |
Basin features | |
River system | Tapti River |
Dnyanganga[3] (Marathi: ज्ञानगंगा नदी) is a minor river in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. It is a tributary of the Purna River, which itself is a tributary of the Tapti River.
See also
[edit]External links
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References
[edit]- ^ The Buldana District Gazetteer (1910) particularly notes that the river takes its source from a spring of water under an umar (ficus glomerata) near the temple of Mahadeo at Dongarshevali.
- ^ Central Provinces District Gazetteer: Buldana District. Vol. A. 1979. p. 421. (originally printed in 1910)
- ^ also sometimes spelt as "Gyanganga" as the Marathi consonant 'ज्ञ' is pronounced differently in Marathi and other Indian languages. Ganga is used as a suffix in the name of several other rivers in India.
20°55′46″N 76°29′21″E / 20.92944°N 76.48917°E