Dnyanganga[3] (Marathi: ज्ञानगंगा नदी) is a minor river in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. It is a tributary of the Purna River, which itself is a tributary of the Tapti River.
| Dnyanganga River | |
|---|---|
 Dnyanganga at Nandura | |
 | |
| Native name | ज्ञानगंगा नदी (Marathi) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Near Dongarshevali, Taluka Chikhli, Dist. Buldhana[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Falls into river Purna on south bank near Yerli, Ta. Nandura. |
| Length | 50.5 mi (81.3 km)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Tapti River |
See also
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External links
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Maharashtra.
References
edit- ^ The Buldana District Gazetteer (1910) particularly notes that the river takes its source from a spring of water under an umar (ficus glomerata) near the temple of Mahadeo at Dongarshevali.
- ^ Central Provinces District Gazetteer: Buldana District. Vol. A. 1979. p. 421. (originally printed in 1910)
- ^ also sometimes spelt as "Gyanganga" as the Marathi consonant 'ज्ञ' is pronounced differently in Marathi and other Indian languages. Ganga is used as a suffix in the name of several other rivers in India.
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