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[[File:Kushabhadra River near Ramchandi in Odisha 08.jpg|thumb|Kushabhadra River near Ramchandi]]
[[File:Kushabhadra River near Ramchandi in Odisha 08.jpg|thumb|Kushabhadra River near Ramchandi]]
'''Kushabhadra River''' forms the complex of river systems which form the [[Distributary|distributaries]] of the [[Mahanadi River]]. It branches off from the [[Kuakhai River]], which is a distributary of the Mahanadi, at Balianta and flows in a south western direction towards Nimapara and Gop for 46–50 miles before sinking into the [[Bay of Bengal]] near [[Ramachandi Temple]], 15 miles east of [[Puri]] in the [[Puri District]] of [[Odisha]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fnQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA96&dq=kusbhadra#PPA96,M1 The Geography of British India, Political & Physical by George Smith]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=k38DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA19&dq=prachi+river#PPA19,M1 A Statistical Account of Bengal by William Wilson Hunter, Hermann Michael Kisch, Andrew Wallace Mackie]</ref>
'''Kushabhadra River''' forms the complex of river systems which form the [[Distributary|distributaries]] of the [[Mahanadi River]]. It branches off from the [[Kuakhai River]], which is a distributary of the Mahanadi, at Balianta and flows in a south western direction towards Nimapara and Gop for 46–50 miles before sinking into the [[Bay of Bengal]] near [[Ramachandi Temple]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Confluence of kushabhadra river with sea - Reviews, Photos - Ramachandi Temple |url=http://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g424925-d4138740-r202413339-Ramachandi_Temple-Konark_Puri_District_Odisha.html |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Tripadvisor |language=en-IN}}</ref> 15 miles east of [[Puri]] in the [[Puri District]] of [[Odisha]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=fnQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA96&dq=kusbhadra#PPA96,M1 The Geography of British India, Political & Physical by George Smith]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=k38DAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA19&dq=prachi+river#PPA19,M1 A Statistical Account of Bengal by William Wilson Hunter, Hermann Michael Kisch, Andrew Wallace Mackie]</ref>


Dhanua River is its main [[tributary]], bringing in water to its parent body.
Dhanua River is its main [[tributary]], bringing in water to its parent body.

Revision as of 11:47, 6 March 2023

Kushabhadra River near Ramchandi

Kushabhadra River forms the complex of river systems which form the distributaries of the Mahanadi River. It branches off from the Kuakhai River, which is a distributary of the Mahanadi, at Balianta and flows in a south western direction towards Nimapara and Gop for 46–50 miles before sinking into the Bay of Bengal near Ramachandi Temple,[1] 15 miles east of Puri in the Puri District of Odisha.[2][3]

Dhanua River is its main tributary, bringing in water to its parent body.

References

  1. ^ "Confluence of kushabhadra river with sea - Reviews, Photos - Ramachandi Temple". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  2. ^ The Geography of British India, Political & Physical by George Smith
  3. ^ A Statistical Account of Bengal by William Wilson Hunter, Hermann Michael Kisch, Andrew Wallace Mackie

19°51′00″N 86°04′00″E / 19.85°N 86.0667°E / 19.85; 86.0667