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| Baitarani River | |
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| Native name | ବୈତରଣୀ ନଦୀ (Odia) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Odisha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gonasika Guptaganga Hills |
| • location | Keonjhar, Odisha |
| • coordinates | 21°30′17″N 85°33′07″E / 21.5048443°N 85.5518782°E |
| Mouth | Bay of Bengal |
• location | Odisha |
• coordinates | 20°46′37″N 86°57′17″E / 20.776826°N 86.954804°E |
| Length | 360 km (220 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Bay of Bengal[1] |
| • average | 903 m3/s (31,900 cu ft/s)[1] |
The Baitarani (also spelled Vaitarani) is one of six major rivers of Odisha, India. Venerated in popular epics and legends, the Baitarani River is a source of water for agricultural irrigation. The coastal plain of Odisha has the name of "Hexadeltaic region" or the "Gift of Six Rivers". These deltas divide the coastal plain into three regions from north to south. The Baitarani, the Mahanadi and the Brahmani rivers form the Middle Coastal Plain, with evidence of past "back bays" and present lakes.[2]
- ^ a b Kumar, Rakesh; Singh, R.D.; Sharma, K.D. (10 September 2005). "Water Resources of India" (PDF). Current Science. 89 (5). Bangalore: Current Science Association: 794–811. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ Gupta, K.R. (2007). Encyclopaedia Of Environment Global Warming Vol# 6. Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Limited. p. 153. ISBN 978-81-269-0881-3. Retrieved 18 February 2020.