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| name = Bav River<br />
| native_name ={{native name|mr|बाव नदी}}<br />
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| subdivision_name1 = [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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| subdivision_name2 = [[Ratnagiri district|Ratnagiri]]<br />
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'''Bav River''' is a river in [[Ratnagiri district]] of [[Maharashtra]]. It originates in the Western Ghats and flows near [[Marleshwar]]. It swells in the Sahayadri mountain ranges and flows into Arabian Sea.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Geographical Information {{!}} District Ratnagiri, Government of Maharashtra {{!}} India |url=https://ratnagiri.gov.in/geographical-information/ |access-date=2025-06-02 |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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In July 2022, parts of Ratnagiri were inundated due to heavy rains resulting in the overflow of many rivers including Bav River.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-07-22 |title=Maharashtra: Parts of Ratnagiri inundated after heavy rains, hurdles faced in rescue ops; 2 dead in landslide |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/maharashtra-parts-of-ratnagiri-inundated-after-heavy-rains-hurdles-faced-in-rescue-ops-2-dead-in-landslide/articleshow/84649118.cms |access-date=2025-06-02 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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The coordinates of Bav River are in the Konkan division of Maharashtra are: Latitude: 17°09'00"N and Longitude: 73°30'00"E.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wayback Machine |url=https://wrd.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/PDF/Bav%20River%20Part-1%20Tq%20Sangmeshwar%20Dist%20Ratnagiri.pdf |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230811151925/https://wrd.maharashtra.gov.in/Site/Upload/PDF/Bav%20River%20Part-1%20Tq%20Sangmeshwar%20Dist%20Ratnagiri.pdf |archive-date=2023-08-11 |access-date=2026-02-28 |website=wrd.maharashtra.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Ratnagiri district]]</div>Aman Mehta