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Vatrak River

Coordinates: 22°39′14″N 72°32′34″E / 22.6539°N 72.5429°E / 22.6539; 72.5429
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Vatrak
Location
CountryIndia
StateGujarat, Rajasthan
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
22°39′14″N 72°32′34″E / 22.6539°N 72.5429°E / 22.6539; 72.5429
Length243 kilometers

The Vatrak is a tributary of the Sabarmati River which flows for 243 kilometers in Gujarat, India.[1] It originates in the hills of Dungarpur, Rajasthan and enters in Gujarat near village Moydi of Meghraj taluka.[1]

Basin

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Vatrak run parallel to the Mahi River,[2] for about 29 km in Rajasthan, before entering the Sabarkantha district near village Moyedi.[citation needed] It runs in the southwest direction of the district, joining Mazum river near the district border with Kheda.[1] Near Untadiya village, Vatrak river meets Zanzari river and the Utkanteshwar Mahadev temple is located on the sangam (lit.'confluence').[2]

The river joins Shedhi and Meshwo near Kheda[2] and finally drains into Sabarmati at Vautha near Dholka.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Rajyagor, S. B. (1974). Gujarat State Gazetteers : Sabarkantha District. Ahmedabad: Government of Gujarat. p. 10. OCLC 312722344.
  2. ^ a b c d Rajyagor, Shivprasad (2004). "વાત્રક (નદી)". In Thakar, Dhirubhai (ed.). Gujarati Vishwakosh (in Gujarati). Ahmedabad: Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust. pp. 729–730. OCLC 552367205.