Kolak River

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Kolak
River
Country India
State Gujarat
Mouth
 - location Arabian Sea, India
Length 50 km (31 mi)

Kolak River is a river in western India in Gujarat whose origin is Saputara hills. Its basin has a maximum length of 50 km. The total catchment area of the basin is 584 km2.[1]

Kolak river flows from Saputara to arebian sea near Udwada (holy place of Parsis in Gujarat). There is a huge textile plant of welspun and alok industries on southern side river bank. It flows from north side of Vapi city in Gujarat.

It is also connected to Madhuban reservoir of damanganga river and it becomes polluted from Morai village of Vapi where it meets with Bhilkhadi river which is having heavy chemical effluents from Chemical industries of Vapi GIDC and textile industries.

References

  1. "Kolak River". guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in, Government of Gujarat. Retrieved 13 March 2012. 

Coordinates: 20°27′N 72°52′E / 20.450°N 72.867°E / 20.450; 72.867


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