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[[File:Anakapalle Sarada River Bridge.jpg|thumb|The Sarada River Bridge in Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh.]]<br />
[[File:Sunset on river Sarada near Anakaplli Visakhapatnam.jpg|thumb|Sunset on river Sarada near [[Anakapalli]] in Visakhapatnam District]]<br />
'''River Sarada''' is a medium-sized [[river]] in [[Visakhapatnam district]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>[http://cwc.nic.in/Integrated_Hydrological_Data_2005/Integrated_Hydrological_Data_2005.pdf Sarada River.CWC]</ref><br />
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The geographic coordinates of the river are north latitude 17 25 to 18 17 and east longitude of 82 32 to 83 06.<br />
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The catchment area of the basin is 2,665 square kilometers. It rises at an elevation of 1,000 meters in the [[Eastern Ghats]]. <br />
It runs eastwards for a distance 122 kilometers and joins the [[Bay of Bengal]].<br />
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The basin is surrounded by [[River Nagavali]] in the north, <br />
[[River Gosthani]], Gambiramgedda, Megadrigedda in the east <br />
Bay of Bengal in the South and<br />
Machhkund sub-basin of the [[River Godavari]] in the west.<br />
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[[Visakhapatnam]] is the major city in the basin.<br />
[[Yelamanchili]] and [[Anakapalli]] are important towns in the basin.<br />
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==Historical Importance==<br />
The famous [[Bojjannakonda]] and Lingalakonda [[Buddhist]] cave monastery remains near [[Anakapalli]] and The [[Kotturu Dhanadibbalu]] near Gokivada forest entrance are located on the left bank of the river.<br />
The River Sarada is a major base for irrigation in Visakha district.<br />
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==Irrigation Projects==<br />
'''Pedderu medium irrigation project''' is constructed on Pedderu a tributary of the Sarada river near Ravipalem village. The project is aimed to irrigate {{convert|13334|acre|km2}} in the [[Madugula]] and [[Ravikamatham]] mandals in [[Visakhapatnam district]]. The catchment area of the reservoir site is extended over 160 square kilometers.<br />
An Anacatta with two big gates, was constructed on the river near Gokivada village to utilise the maximum water for irrigation in Yellamanchili, Ramballi, Atchutapuram mandals.<br />
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Raiwada dam with 93 million cubic meters live storage capacity was constructed in the year 1981 for supplying irrigation water.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Raiwada/Sri_Varada_Narayana_Murthy_Raiwada_D02223|title= Raiwada D02223|accessdate=19 July 2015}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
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