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The Nara River is a river located in Kutch in the Indian state of Gujarat. It flows northeast into the Great Rann of Kutch.[1]
| Nara river | |
|---|---|
  Discharge at the Nara Dam reservoir | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | India |
| • coordinates | 23°35′48″N 68°56′16″E / 23.5967°N 68.9378°E |
| Mouth | |
• location | Great Rann of Kutch |
• coordinates | 23°41′01″N 69°06′47″E / 23.6837°N 69.1130°E |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Nara Dam reservoir |
The Nara River originates near the Paneli village, in the southeastern parts of Lakhpat tehsil in the Kutch district, and empties into the Great Rann of Kutch. It has a length of 25 km, and a catchment area of 233 km2 (90 sq mi).[1] Nara River, with a catchment area of 233 sq. km, flows northeast from Paneli to the Nara Dam, which was constructed between 1978-81 across the river near the Nara village and now collects the entire discharge of the river in its reservoir.
Mitti River in Kutch (not to be confused with Mithi River, which originates south of Paneli at Trambau and flows south to the Arabian Sea, has the Mitti Dam at Rampar Abda village.
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 "Nara River". guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in, Government of Gujarat. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
External links
edit- Nara River marked on OpenStreetMap, retrieved 19 March 2021.