The Budhabalanga River (ବୁଢାବଳଙ୍ଗ ନଦୀ) (also called Balanga River) flows through the districts of
Mayurbhanj
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Balasore in the
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Odisha
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Course
The Budhabalanga, meaning old Balanga, rises in the Similipal hills and plunges through
Barehipani Falls, the second-
highest waterfall in India, located in
Simlipal National Park
Simlipal is a tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha covering . It is part of the Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve, which includes three protected areas — Similipal Tiger Reserve, Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary with a ...
. It then flows in a northerly direction up to the village Karanjiapal in Bangiriposi police-station. Thereafter, it turns to the north-east and flows along the railway track up to the village Jhankapahadi. There it changes its course to the south and meets the Katra nala. The other tributaries are the Palpala and the Chipat both of which are hill streams rising from the Similipal hills. Then the river passes through
Baripada. It later flows through Balasore district and into the
Bay of Bengal
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River data
The Budhabalanga is about long and has a total catchment area of . Its major tributaries are the Sone, the Gangadhar, and the Catra.
References
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Rivers of Odisha
Rivers of India