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The Burhi Gandak River is a tributary of the Ganges. It is known as Narayani in its upper reaches. The Burhi (“Old”) Gandak flows parallel to and east of the Gandak River in an old channel.[2][3]

Burhi Gandak River
Location
Country	India[1]
State	Bihar[1]
Physical characteristics
Source	Chautarwa Chaur
• location	near Harpur , West Champaran district[1]
Mouth	Ganges
• location	Khagaria
• coordinates	25°26′02″N 86°36′25″E
Length	320 km (200 mi)
Basin size	10,150 km2 (3,920 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Gogri

Course

The Burhi Gandak originates from Chautarwa Chaur near Bisambharpur in the district of West Champaran in Bihar.[1] It initially flows through the East Champaran district. After flowing for a distance of about 56 kilometres (35 mi), the river takes a southerly turn where two rivers - the Dubhara and the Tour – join it. Thereafter, the river flows in a south-easterly direction through the Muzaffarpur district for about 32 kilometres (20 mi). In this portion, the river spills over its banks and a number of spill channels take off and rejoin it later.[2]

The Burhi Gandak runs a zig-zag course through the districts of Samastipur and Begusarai before covering a short distance in Khagaria district, running by the side of the town of Khagaria, and flows into the Ganges near Gogri. It forms the western boundary of the Khagaria town and a protection embankment built along the eastern side of this river, protects Khagaria town from the floods of Burhi Gandak.[4][5][6]

The total length of the river is 320 kilometres (200 mi). The drainage area of the river is 10,150 square kilometres (3,920 sq mi).[2]

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Burhi Gandak are - Masan, Balor, Pandai, Sikta, Tilawe, Tiur, Dhanauti, Kohra, Anjankote, Danda and lauriya , .[1]

References

На других языках

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[de] Burhi Gandak

Der etwa 320 km lange Burhi Gandak (Nepali: .mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:120%}@media all and (min-width:800px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:calc(120% - ((100vw - 800px)/80))}}@media all and (min-width:1000px){.mw-parser-output .Deva{font-size:100%}}बुडी गण्डकी खोला, Hindi बूढ़ी गण्डक नदी) ist ein nördlicher Nebenfluss des Ganges im nordindischen Bundesstaat Bihar. Sein Einzugsgebiet umfasst insgesamt ungefähr 12000 km², wovon der größte Teil in Indien liegt.

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- [en] Burhi Gandak River

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[ru] Бурхи-Гандак

Бу́рхи-Га́ндак[1][2][3] (англ. Burhi Gandak[4]; в верховьях также — Сикрана[5], англ. Sikrchana[4]) — река в восточной части Индии[1], течёт в штате Бихар, по территории округов: Западный Чампаран, Восточный Чампаран, Музаффарпур, Самастипур и Кхагария[4]. Левый приток нижнего течения Ганга[1][2][3].

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