Dnyanganga River

Dnyanganga River
Dnyanganga at Nandura
Native nameज्ञानगंगा नदी (Marathi)
Location
CountryIndia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Dongarshevali, Taluka Chikhli, Dist. Buldhana[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Falls into river Purna on south bank near Yerli, Ta. Nandura.
Length50.5 mi (81.3 km)[2]
Basin features
River systemTapti River

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.

See also

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Maharashtra.

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Central Provinces District Gazetteer: Buldana District. Vol. A. 1979. p. 421. (originally printed in 1910)
  3. ^ 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.

20°55′46″N 76°29′21″E / 20.92944°N 76.48917°E / 20.92944; 76.48917


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