Hasdeo River

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River Hasdeo
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Hasdeo River
Location
Country India
State Chhattisgarh
District Manendragarh
Koriya
Korba
Janjgir–Champa
City Manendragarh
Korba
Champa
Physical characteristics
SourceKaimur Hill (Devgarh pahadi)
  locationSonhat, Manendragarh, Chhattisgarh, India
Mouth Shiladehi (Birra)
  location
Janjgir–Champa, Chhattisgarh, India
Length333 km (207 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
  leftAhiran River, Tan River

Hasdeo River is the largest tributary of the Mahanadi River. The river flows in the state of Chhattisgarh. It joins the Mahanadi River near Shiladehi(Birra), a village in Janjgir-Champa district. Minimata Dam, which is commonly known as Hasdeo Bango Dam, is constructed across this river near Bango village. The river originates about 910.0 m (2,985.6 feet) above sea level, in a place about 10.0 km (6.2 miles) from Sonhat in Koriya district. The total length of the river is 333.0 km (206.9 miles), and drainage area is 9856 km2. The major tributary of Hasdeo River is Gej River and other tributary rivers are Taan, Ooteng, Chornai, Jhing. [1] The river flows through the Hasdeo Arand forest. [2]

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References

  1. Hydrology and Water Resources of India by Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh
  2. "Explained: The battle over mining in Chhattisgarh's Hasdeo forest". The Indian Express. 29 May 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2022.

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