Bhadar River is a river in the Saurashtra peninsula, in the Western Indian state of Gujarat. It flows south from its origin through Jasdan, then turns south-west and generally west until it empties into the Arabian Sea near Porbandar.[1] The total catchment area of the basin is 7,094 square kilometres (2,739 sq mi).[2]
| Bhadar | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Bhadar River (Near Navi Bandar, Porbandar) | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Jasdan, India |
| • coordinates | 22°00′56″N 71°12′18″E / 22.015546°N 71.204900°E |
| • elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Navi Bandar, India |
• coordinates | 21°27′09″N 69°47′26″E / 21.452534°N 69.790494°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Basin size | 12,386 km2 (4,782 sq mi)[citation needed] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Navi Bandar |
It is impounded by two reservoirs, Bhadar-I reservoir with a capacity of 238,000,000 cubic metres (193,000 acre⋅ft), and downstream from that, Bhadar-II reservoir with a capacity of 49,000,000 cubic metres (40,000 acre⋅ft).[2]
References edit
- ^ "Bhadar River". India-WRIS Wiki. Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Bhadar River". guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in, Government of Gujarat. Retrieved 13 March 2012.