Dnyanganga River

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Dnyanganga River
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Dnyanganga at Nandura
Native nameज्ञानगंगा नदी
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 miles (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.

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  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.

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


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