Vaitarna River
Sign in to saveThe Vaitarna River (IAST: Vaitarṇā, pronunciation: [ʋəit̪əɾɳaː]) is a river in Nashik and Palghar district of Maharashtra. The Tansa is its left bank tributary and the Pinjal, Dehraja, and Surya its right bank tributaries. Upper stretches of the Vaitarna are clean but in lower stretches discharge of untreated industrial and civic waste makes the Vaitarna one of the most polluted rivers in India.
Key facts
- River.name
- Vaitarna
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- Vaitarna_River.jpg
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- Vaitarna River, view from Silent Hill Resort
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- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- India
- River.length_km
- 154
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- approx.
- River.source1
- Trimbakeshwar, Nashik
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- Maharashtra
- River.mouth
- Arabian Sea
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- Palghar district, Maharashtra
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Course
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- Legacy
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The Vaitarna River (IAST: Vaitarṇā, pronunciation: [ʋəit̪əɾɳaː]) is a river in Nashik and Palghar district of Maharashtra. The Tansa is its left bank tributary and the Pinjal, Dehraja, and Surya its right bank tributaries. Upper stretches of the Vaitarna are clean but in lower stretches discharge of untreated industrial and civic waste makes the Vaitarna one of the most polluted rivers in India.
==Course== It originates in Sahyadri mountain ranges near Trimbakeshwar. The Vaitarna is just 2 km away from India’s second longest river, the Godavari. Vaitarna has a confluence with the Tansa just before it enters the Arabian Sea. Jhow and Wadhiv islands lie in its estuary. Arnala Island lies off its mouth. It has three major dams which supply water to Mumbai.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vaitarna River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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