this is rong pics The Girna River is a river in the state of

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

in western

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. It gets its name from the goddess Giraja, also known as

Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or Gauri ( sa, गौरी, ) is the Hindu goddess of power, energy, nourishment, harmony, love, beauty, devotion, and motherhood. She is a physical representation of Mahadevi i ...

. The Girna originates at Kem Peak in the Western Ghats mountain range and flows east across

Nashik District Nashik district, also known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of wine. Nashik is also known as Mini Maharashtra, ...

—where it is joined by the

Mausam River The Mausam River (Mosam River, Mokshaganga River) is a river in Nashik District in Maharashtra, India., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It is a left tributary of the Girna River. Course The Mausam River arises in the Weste ...

—and into Malegaon. It then swings north to join the

Tapti River The Tapti River (or Tapi) is a river in central India located to the south of the Narmada river that flows westwards before draining into the Arabian Sea. The river has a length of around and flows through the states of Maharashtra, Gujara ...

. The biggest dams on it are

Chankapur Dam Chankapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on the Girna River near Abhona in Kalwan tehsil of Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The dam were built in 19th century by British. Chankapur is one of the biggest dam in Maharashtra. Spe ...

(built by the British near

Abhona Abhona is a village in Kalwan tehsil of Nashik district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It belongs to the North Maharashtra region. Location Abhona is located 60 km towards north from district headquarters Nashik, 12 km fro ...

in the

Kalwan Kalwan is a tahsil, tehsil in Kalwan subdivision of Nashik District in Maharashtra, India. Kalwan is situated 80 km from Nashik and 251 km from state capital Mumbai. Saptashrungi Gad, a religious shrine of Goddess Saptashrungi, is sit ...

''tehsil'', where the Sarpganga River joins the Girna) and

Girna Dam Girna Dam, is an earthfill dam on Girna river near Malegaon, Nashik district in state of Maharashtra in India. Specifications The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The volume content is and gross storage capac ...

(built in 1969). The river basin lies on the

Deccan Plateau The large Deccan Plateau in southern India is located between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, and is loosely defined as the peninsular region between these ranges that is south of the Narmada river. To the north, it is bounded by the ...

, and its valley has

fertile soil Soil fertility refers to the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth, i.e. to provide plant habitat and result in sustained and consistent yields of high quality.

that is intensively farmed.

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The ''

Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency ''Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency'' is a publication of the erstwhile British India first published in the year 1884 and printed at the Government Central Press, Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1884. Since the early 19th Century the English East India ...

'' described the course of the river as follows:http://mpcb.gov.in/ereports/pdf/GirnaRiverReport_.pdf Girna river report

External links

Girna River
at (NIH), Roorkee

References

Rivers of Maharashtra Tributaries of the Tapti River {{India-river-stub

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