Bhadar River
| Bhadar | |
| River | |
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| State | Gujarat |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Arabian Sea, India |
| Length | 200 km (124 mi) |
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Bhadar River (Near navi bandar, Porbandar)
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]
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
- ↑ "Bhadar River". India-WRIS Wiki. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
- 1 2 "Bhadar River". guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in, Government of Gujarat. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
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