Bhargavi River

Bhargavi (Dandabhanga Nadi)
River
Aerial view of Bhargavi river
Name origin: Bharga (Sun God)'s sacred yoga site[1]
Country	India
State	Odisha
Region	East India
District	Khurda
City	Rajamundry
Source	Yamuna
Mouth	River Kuakhai
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
- coordinates	17°0′N 81°48′E / 17.000°N 81.800°E / 17.000; 81.800Coordinates: 17°0′N 81°48′E / 17.000°N 81.800°E / 17.000; 81.800
Length	1,465 km (910 mi)
An illustration of Mahanadi–Kuakhai distributary system in Odisha, India, draining into the Bay of Bengal and Chilka Lake. Picture not drawn to scale

Bhargavi River flows across Odisha, India. It forms the Mahanadi–Kuakhai distributary system branching off from the Kuakhai River and draining into Chilka Lake.

A branch of the Kuakhai River meets the Bay of Bengal after breaking up into numerous distributaries in the last 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) of its course. There are four main branches all branching off from the left bank: Kanchi, the East Kania, the Naya Nadi and the South Kanchi (which drains into Sar Lake). By various channels the first three are interconnected and finally join the Suna Munhi River, which flows into Bali Harchandi and ultimately drains to the Bay of Bengal via the mouth of Chilika. The South Kania gets lost in the marshes on the western shore of Chilika.

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