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[[File:Vashishti river as seen from the Parshuram ghats.jpg|thumb|Vaishishti River in Chiplun]]<br />
[[File:Vashishti river joins Arabian sea at Dhabol.jpg|thumb|Vashishti river joins Arabian sea near Dhabol]]<br />
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'''River Vashishti''' is one of the larger [[river]]s in the [[Konkan]] [[coast]] of [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. The river begins in the [[Western Ghats]] and snakes its way westwards towards the [[Arabian Sea]]. [[Kolkewadi Dam]] near [[Alore]] has a vast [[reservoir]], which feeds a [[tributary]] of the river.<br />
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==History and settlements==<br />
{{See also|Anjanvel Fort|Alore|Bahirwali|Dabhol|Gowalkot|Kalusta}}<br />
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The [[town]] of [[Chiplun]] lies on its banks. During the [[2005 Maharashtra floods]], the river swelled its banks, causing many of the city's residents to evacuate it.<br />
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==Wildlife==<br />
{{See also|Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary|Sahyadri Tiger Reserve|Wildlife of India}}<br />
[[File:Front View of a Crocodile in the banks of Vashishti River.jpg|thumb|A mugger crocodile on the banks of Vashishti River]]<br />
[[File:Vaishishti River Near Chiplun 5.jpg|thumb|View of Vashishti River from the [[Konkan Railway]] near Chiplun]]<br />
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The river has many [[riverine]] [[islands]]. [[Mugger crocodile]]s<ref name="Da Silva and Lenin, 2010">Da Silva, A. and Lenin, J. (2010). [http://www.iucncsg.org/365_docs/attachments/protarea/17_C-f8ad64af.pdf "Mugger Crocodile ''Crocodylus palustris''], pp. 94–98 in S.C. Manolis and C. Stevenson (eds.) ''Crocodiles. Status Survey and Conservation Action Plan''. 3rd edition, Crocodile Specialist Group: Darwin.</ref><ref name="Hiremath2003">{{cite book |last=Hiremath |first=K.G. |title=Recent advances in environmental science |publisher=Discovery Publishing House, 2003 |isbn=81-7141-679-9}}</ref> are known to inhabit the waters.<ref>[http://www.wii.gov.in/envis/crocodile/mahar.htm Mahar page at wii.gov.in]</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Jagbudi River]]<br />
* [[Konkan Railway]]<br />
* [[List of National Waterways in India]]<br />
* [[List of rivers of India]]<br />
* [[Western Ghats]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Maharashtra}}<br />
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