Hiran River is a river in
Gujarat
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in
western
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, whose source is near the Sasa hills in
Gir forest
Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest, national park, and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is located north-east of Somnath, south-east of Junagadh and south-west of Amreli ...
. Its
drainage basin
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has a maximum length of . The total catchment area of the basin is . Its major tributaries are the
Saraswati River and Ambakhoi stream, and many other unknown branches make this river almost complete near
Talala town. Hiran is a major river system which supports a variety of wildlife ecological systems and human settlements.
Kamleshwar Dam,
often known as Hiran-1 and Umrethi Dam, are some of the major projects on the river. As the river flows from the western part of Gir forest, it is a major source of water for the forest's ecology and biodiversity for the whole year.
References
3. The Hiran is one of seven rivers that flow through the
Gir National Park
Rivers of Gujarat
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