Damodar River
River in Jharkhand and West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow of Bengal[2] because of the ravaging floods it caused in the plains of West Bengal. The construction of several dams on the Damodar and its tributaries has helped control some of the flooding.
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Damodar River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
Location | Jharkhand, West Bengal |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | ChulhaPani, Latehar district, Chota Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand |
Mouth | |
• location | Hooghly River, Howrah district, West Bengal |
Length | 592 km (368 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 296 m3/s (10,500 cu ft/s)[1] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Barakar, Konar, Jamunia, Nunia |
• right | Sali River (West Bengal) |
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