The Mausam River (Mosam River, Mokshaganga River) is a river in

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, ...

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., United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency It is a left tributary of the

Girna River this is rong pics The Girna River is a river in the state of Maharashtra in western India. It gets its name from the goddess Giraja, also known as Parvati. The Girna originates at Kem Peak in the Western Ghats mountain range and flows east across ...

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The Mausam River arises in the Western Ghats, above the village of Golwad,

Baglan Taluka Baglan is a taluka (tehsil) in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Sometimes Baglan Taluka is unofficially referred to as Satana, because of that city's dominance within the taluka. Geography Baglan Taluka is located in the m ...

, in northern Nashik District, just south of the border with

Dhule District Dhule district (Marathi pronunciation: ̪ʰuɭeː is a district of Maharashtra, India. The city of Dhule is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is part of North Maharashtra. The Dhule district previously comprised tracts of ...

. The river flows east and is dammed at Haranbari Dam, with Vide Digar on the right bank (south) and Jaitapur on the left bank (north). It continues east past Antapur to Taharabad where it turns northeast up to Sompur where it turns southeast, and it continues southeast past

Jaikheda Jaikheda is a village in Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated in Baglan Taluka in Nashik district. It is located on the right (south) bank of the Mosam River. The population is about 8,000. Underground canal A state highway connecting ...

, Nampur, and Kashti and then turns south into the city of

Malegaon Malegaon is a city and a municipal corporation in Nashik District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is situated on the bank of Mosam River. History Malegaon (previously Maligaon G.N. Wright, 1837. See entry for MULLIGAUM, p216.) at the co ...

where it joins the Girna River at .

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