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| name = Gambhir River | |||
| other_name = Utangan River | |||
| source1 = [[Karauli]], [[Rajasthan]] | |||
| mouth = [[Yamuna]] | |||
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| subdivision_type1 = Country | |||
| subdivision_name1 = [[India]] | |||
| tributaries_left = [[Banganga River (Rajasthan)|Banganga]], [[Sesa river|Sesa]], [[Kher river|Kher]], [[Churaho River|Churaho]], [[Parbati River, Karoli|Parbati]] | |||
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| waterbodies = [[Khandip Dam]] | |||
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The '''Gambhir River''', | The '''Gambhir River''', also known as the '''Utangan River''', is an [[Ephemerality|ephemeral]] (seasonal) [[river]] in [[India]] which originates in [[Rajasthan]] state and confluences with [[Yamuna]] near [[Jalalpur, Firozabad|Jalalpur]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]] state.<ref>"[https://www.rajras.in/index.php/gambhir-utangan-river-origin-tributaries-basin-dam/ Gambhir-Utangan River: Origin, Tributaries, Basin, Dam and Concerns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703191550/https://www.rajras.in/index.php/gambhir-utangan-river-origin-tributaries-basin-dam/ |date=3 July 2019 }}," Rajasthan Ras, 12 May 2017</ref> Important tributaries of the Gambhir are [[Banganga River (Rajasthan)|Banganga]], Sesa, Kher, Churaho and [[Parbati River, Karoli|Parbati]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chouhan |first=T. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGAsEAAAQBAJ&q=Gambhir+River+-wikipedia&pg=PA94 |title=Geography of Rajasthan |date=2020-02-12 |publisher=Scientific Publishers |isbn=978-93-89184-29-7 |pages=85 |language=en}}</ref>{{clarify|date=June 2018}}<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chouhan |first=T. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OGAsEAAAQBAJ&q=Gambhir+River+-wikipedia&pg=PA94 |title=Geography of Rajasthan |date=2020-02-12 |publisher=Scientific Publishers |isbn=978-93-89184-29-7 |pages=94 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
It originates near [[Karauli|Karoli]] in Rajasthan and flows around [[Hindaun City]], then through [[Bharatpur district]], and through [[Dholpur district]] where it forms the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states. It then enters [[ | It originates near [[Karauli|Karoli]] in Rajasthan and flows around [[Hindaun City]], then through [[Bharatpur district]], and through [[Dholpur district]] where it forms the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states. It then enters [[Agra district]] of Uttar Pradesh to finally confluence with [[Yamuna]]. | ||
It supplies water to the [[Keoladeo National Park]] near Bharatpur in Rajasthan. | It supplies water to the [[Keoladeo National Park]] near Bharatpur in Rajasthan. | ||
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===Origin === | ===Origin === | ||
It originates | It originates from [[Karauli]] in Rajasthan and flows around [[Hindaun City]]. It flows from south to north up to Kanjoli-Katara Aziz village (Toda Bhim), then towards northeast up to village Mertha of Roopbas Block, before entering [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The river again enters Rajasthan near Catchapaura village in Dholpur District and forms the boundary between UP and Rajasthan. It then enters Mainpuri District in UP to finally joins River [[Yamuna]]. It flows between the city of [[Bayana]] and Brahmbad Village in the [[Bharatpur district]]. | ||
===Drainage === | ===Drainage === | ||
[[Banganga River (Rajasthan)|Banganga]]'s tributary [[Arvari River|Sanwan]] after | [[Banganga River (Rajasthan)|Banganga]]'s tributary [[Arvari River|Sanwan]] after converging with Tildah river then converges with Banganga River, Banganga then converges with the Gambhir river (also known as the Utang river). Gambhir enters the state of Uttar Pradesh and forms the border of Tehsils (Sub-divisions) of [[Bah]] and [[Fatehabad, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehabad]]. Gambhir then converges with the [[Yamuna]] in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna converges with [[Ganges]] at [[Triveni Sangam]] in [[Allahabad]].<ref name=rr1>{{Cite book|title=Arvari Sansad|last=Tiwari|first=Arun|publisher=Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS)|year=2006}}</ref><ref name=rr2>{{Cite book|title=Sikhti Sikhati Arvari Nadi|last=Singh|first=Rajendra|publisher=TBS|year=2014}}</ref><ref name=rr3>{{Cite book|title=STORY OF RIVULET ARVARI (From DEATH TO REBIRTH)|last=Patel|first=Jashbhai|publisher=TBS|year=1997}}</ref> | ||
==Issues and conservation == | ==Issues and conservation == | ||
Previously a [[Perennial stream|perennial]] river, it has now become seasonal due to over exploitation of water resources, lack of conservation actions and [[climate change]]. Since it is also the lifeline for the Keoladeo National Park, its conservation is urgently needed. | Previously a [[Perennial stream|perennial]] river, it has now become seasonal due to over-exploitation of water resources, lack of conservation actions and [[climate change]]. Since it is also the lifeline for the Keoladeo National Park, its conservation is urgently needed. | ||
==Meghadootam== | |||
[[Kalidasa]] in his poem "[[Meghadūta|Meghadootam]]" beautifully describes the river Gambhira. There the poet said to Megha, "She is eager to receive you, so do not look away from her.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Megha duta; or, Cloud messenger: a poem, in the Sanscrit language|publisher=Upendra Lal Das |year=1890|pages=Verse 40}}</ref> Don't pick up the rest of her watery clothes, which by default are skinny and like handcuffs that are like riverbanks." It can be read as a temporary river status.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Megha duta; or, Cloud messenger: a poem, in the Sanscrit language|publisher=Upendra Lal Das |year=1890|pages=Verse 41}}</ref> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Sahibi River]] | * [[Sahibi River]] | ||
* [[List of rivers of Rajasthan]] | * [[List of rivers of Rajasthan]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:08, 27 July 2025
| Gambhir River Utangan River | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Karauli, Rajasthan |
| Mouth | Yamuna |
• coordinates | 26°59′00″N 78°26′49″E / 26.9833°N 78.4469°E |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Banganga, Sesa, Kher, Churaho, Parbati |
| Waterbodies | Khandip Dam |
The Gambhir River, also known as the Utangan River, is an ephemeral (seasonal) river in India which originates in Rajasthan state and confluences with Yamuna near Jalalpur in Uttar Pradesh state.[1] Important tributaries of the Gambhir are Banganga, Sesa, Kher, Churaho and Parbati.[2][clarification needed][3]
It originates near Karoli in Rajasthan and flows around Hindaun City, then through Bharatpur district, and through Dholpur district where it forms the boundary between Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan states. It then enters Agra district of Uttar Pradesh to finally confluence with Yamuna.
It supplies water to the Keoladeo National Park near Bharatpur in Rajasthan.
Basin[edit | edit source]
Origin[edit | edit source]
It originates from Karauli in Rajasthan and flows around Hindaun City. It flows from south to north up to Kanjoli-Katara Aziz village (Toda Bhim), then towards northeast up to village Mertha of Roopbas Block, before entering Uttar Pradesh. The river again enters Rajasthan near Catchapaura village in Dholpur District and forms the boundary between UP and Rajasthan. It then enters Mainpuri District in UP to finally joins River Yamuna. It flows between the city of Bayana and Brahmbad Village in the Bharatpur district.
Drainage[edit | edit source]
Banganga's tributary Sanwan after converging with Tildah river then converges with Banganga River, Banganga then converges with the Gambhir river (also known as the Utang river). Gambhir enters the state of Uttar Pradesh and forms the border of Tehsils (Sub-divisions) of Bah and Fatehabad. Gambhir then converges with the Yamuna in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, Yamuna converges with Ganges at Triveni Sangam in Allahabad.[4][5][6]
Issues and conservation[edit | edit source]
Previously a perennial river, it has now become seasonal due to over-exploitation of water resources, lack of conservation actions and climate change. Since it is also the lifeline for the Keoladeo National Park, its conservation is urgently needed.
Meghadootam[edit | edit source]
Kalidasa in his poem "Meghadootam" beautifully describes the river Gambhira. There the poet said to Megha, "She is eager to receive you, so do not look away from her.[7] Don't pick up the rest of her watery clothes, which by default are skinny and like handcuffs that are like riverbanks." It can be read as a temporary river status.[8]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Gambhir-Utangan River: Origin, Tributaries, Basin, Dam and Concerns Archived 3 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine," Rajasthan Ras, 12 May 2017
- ↑ Chouhan, T. S. (12 February 2020). Geography of Rajasthan. Scientific Publishers. p. 85. ISBN 978-93-89184-29-7.
- ↑ Chouhan, T. S. (12 February 2020). Geography of Rajasthan. Scientific Publishers. p. 94. ISBN 978-93-89184-29-7.
- ↑ Tiwari, Arun (2006). Arvari Sansad. Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS).
- ↑ Singh, Rajendra (2014). Sikhti Sikhati Arvari Nadi. TBS.
- ↑ Patel, Jashbhai (1997). STORY OF RIVULET ARVARI (From DEATH TO REBIRTH). TBS.
- ↑ The Megha duta; or, Cloud messenger: a poem, in the Sanscrit language. Upendra Lal Das. 1890. pp. Verse 40.
- ↑ The Megha duta; or, Cloud messenger: a poem, in the Sanscrit language. Upendra Lal Das. 1890. pp. Verse 41.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Gabhir river, Rajasthan Irrigation Department.
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