The Jagbudi river is the small
river
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merging into
Vashishti river
River Vashishti is one of the larger rivers in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. The river begins in the Western Ghats and snakes its way westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Kolkewadi Dam near Alore has a vast reservoir, which feeds a ...
. It meets Vasishthi near Bahirwali. It comes from Khed to Bahiravali. It Originates from Khopi in
Ratnagiri district
Ratnagiri District (Marathi pronunciation: ət̪n̪aːɡiɾiː is a district in the state of Maharashtra, India. The administrative headquarter of the district is located in the town of Ratnagiri. The district is 11.33% urban. The district ...
,
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 ...
,
India
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.
Wildlife
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The type of
crocodile
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that would inhabit this region of India is the
mugger crocodile
The mugger crocodile (''Crocodylus palustris'') is a medium-sized broad- snouted crocodile, also known as mugger and marsh crocodile. It is native to freshwater habitats from southern Iran to the Indian subcontinent, where it inhabits marshes, ...
.
[Da Silva, A. and Lenin, J. (2010)]
"Mugger Crocodile ''Crocodylus palustris''
pp. 94–98 in S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson (eds.) ''Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan''. 3rd edition, Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin.
Settlements
Apart from Khed and Bahirwali, settlements along the river include Shiv,
Ashti,
Karji,
,
Savnas and
Shirshi.
See also
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Bhoste
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Khopi (
Nepali village development committee)
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Konkan
The Konkan ( kok, कोंकण) or Kokan () is a stretch of land by the western coast of India, running from Damaon in the north to Karwar in the south; with the Arabian Sea to the west and the Deccan plateau in the east. The hinterland ...
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Konkan division
The Konkan division is one of the six administrative divisions of Maharashtra state in India. It comprises the northern and central portions of the greater Konkani region, which were absorbed into Maharashtra owing to the States Reorganisati ...
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List of rivers of India
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The overall discharge of r ...
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Western Ghats
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Wildlife of India
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References
Rivers of Maharashtra
Rivers of India
Rivers of the Western Ghats
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