| Markanda River | |
|---|---|
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| Native name | मारकंडा नदी (Hindi) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Katasan Devi Temple, Baraban, Sirmaur District, Himachal Pradesh |
| Mouth | Ghaggar River |
• location | Himachal Pradesh, India |
• coordinates | 30°05′26″N 76°23′39″E / 30.0905°N 76.3943°E |
| Length | 90 km (56 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Begna river, Ran, nakati |
| Waterbodies | Jalbehra barrage in Kurukshetra |
| Bridges | Markanda Bridge, Haryana |
The Markanda (Hindi: मारकंडा नदी) is a river in the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Haryana. It is a tributary of the Ghaggar river, flowing through Sirmaur District, Ambala district and Shahabad Markanda, a town in Kurukshetra district.[1][2] The Markanda river's ancient name was Aruna.
- ^ AmbalaOnline - Rrvers of Ambala
- ^ Chopra, Sanjeev (25 September 2010). "Overflowing Ghaggar, Tangri inundate some villages along Punjab-Haryana border". The Indian Express. Retrieved 9 April 2017.