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Bhâgîrathî River | |
River | |
Sacred bathing ghats on Bhagirathi River at Gangotri | |
Name origin: "Bhagirathi" (Sanskrit, literally, "caused by Bhagiratha") | |
Country | India |
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State | Uttarakhand |
Region | Garhwal division |
District | Uttar Kashi District, Tehri District |
Source | Gaumukh (gou, cow + mukh, face), about 18 km (11.2 mi) from the town of Gangotri |
- elevation | 3,892 m (12,769 ft) |
Source confluence | Alaknanda River |
Length | 205 km (127 mi) |
Basin | 6,921 km2 (2,672 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 28.32 m3/s (1,000 cu ft/s) |
- max | 3,800 m3/s (134,196 cu ft/s) |
Map showing the Himalayan headwaters of the Bhagirathi river. The numbers in parentheses refer to the altitude in meters. | |
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The Bhâgîrathî is a turbulent Himalayan river in the state of Uttarakhand, India, that is the source stream of the Ganges—the major river of the Gangetic plain of Northern India and the holy river of Hinduism.
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(edit) Etymology
The word "Bhagirathi" (Sanskrit, literally, "caused by Bhagiratha") refers to a mythological Sagar Dynasty prince who, to gain the release his 60,000 great-uncles from the curse of saint Kapila, brought the goddess Ganga in the form of the river Ganges, from the heavens to the earth.(2)
(edit) Course
The headwaters of the Bhagirathi are formed at Gaumukh (elevation 3,892 metres (12,769 feet)), at the foot of the Gangotri glacier and Khatling glaciers in the Garhwal Himalaya. It is then joined by its tributaries; these are, in order from the source:
- the Kedar Ganga at Gangotri (elevation 3,049 m (10,003 ft)),
- the Jadh Ganga at Bhaironghati (elevation 2,650 m (8,694 ft)),
- the Kakora Gadand Jalandhari Gad near Harsil (elevation 2,745 m (9,006 ft)),
- the Siyan Gad near Jhala (elevation 2,575 m (8,448 ft)),
- the Asi Ganganear Uttarkashi (elevation 1,158 m (3,799 ft)),
- and finally the Bhilangna near Old Tehri (elevation 755 m (2,477 ft)).
The Bhilangna itself rises at the foot of the Khatling Glacier (elevation 3,717 m (12,195 ft)) approximately 50 km (31 mi) south of Gaumukh.
The river flows from its source for 205 km (127 mi) before meeting the Alaknanda River at an elevation of 475 m (1,558 ft) in the town of Devprayag. Downstream of this confluence, considered holy by Hindus, the river is known as the Ganga Ji or
The turbulent Bhâgîrathî as it enters Devprayag. |
Tehri Dam, the 5th tallest dam in the world |
(edit) Dams
There are 18 dams along the Bhâgirathi River, either in operation, under construction or planned. These are, in order from the source:
# | Name | Ht | KW | Status | FRL | MWL | HRT | TRT | TWL | RBL | Coordinates |
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1 | Karmoli Dam | 140 | planned | 8.6 | |||||||
2 | Gangotri Dam | 55 | planned | 5.2 | |||||||
3 | Jadhganga Dam | 50 | planned | 1.1 | |||||||
4 | Bhaironghati I Dam | 380 | planned | ||||||||
5 | Bhaironghati II Dam | 65 | planned | ||||||||
6 | Harsil Dam | 210 | planned | 5.06 | |||||||
7 | Loharinag Pala Dam | 600 | construction | 2,147 | 1,667 | 13.85 | .51 | 1.665 | 30°49′6″N 78°37′5″E / 30.81833°N 78.61806°E | ||
8 | Pala Maneri I Dam | 78 | 480 | construction | 1,665 | 1,667 | 12.563 | 1.378 | |||
9 | Maneri Bali I Dam | 38 | 90 | operation | 8.631 | ||||||
10 | Maneri Bali II Dam | 304 | construction | (4) | 16.0 | ||||||
11 | Bhilangana II Dam | 11 | planned | ||||||||
12 | Bhilangana I Dam | 22.5 | planned | 2.0 | |||||||
13 | Tehri PSS Dam | 1,000 | planned | ||||||||
14 | Tehri Dam | 260.5 | 2,400 | operation | 830 | 835 | 1.634 | .8625 | 30°22′40″N 78°28′50″E / 30.37778°N 78.48056°E | ||
15 | Koteshwar Dam | 97.5 | 400 | construction | 612.50 | 615 | |||||
16 | Kotli Bel 1A Dam | 82.5 | 195 | construction | |||||||
17 | Kotli Bel 1B Dam | 90 | 320 | construction | |||||||
18 | Kotli Bel II Dam | 82 | 530 | construction |
(edit) Notes
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Catchment Area Treatment:, Bhagirathi River Valley Development Authority, Uttaranchal - ^ Mankodi, Kirit (1973) "Gaṅgā Tripathagā"Artibus Asiae 35(1/2): pp. 139-144, p. 140
- ^ "Map of the Bhagirathi River showing dams". Dams, Rivers & People. South Asian Network on Dams Rivers & People(sandrp.in). August 2008. http://www.sandrp.in/rivers/Bhagirathi_is_DISAPPEARING.pdf. Retrieved 7 March 2010.
- ^ Minimum Water Flow Photo
(edit) References
- Wilson, W. (1860) A summer ramble in the
Himalayas : with sporting adventures in the Vale of Cashmere Hurst and Blackett,London , OCLC 58410561, available on microfilm - Heske, Franz (1937) Im heiligen Lande der Gangesquellen (In the Holy Lands of the Source of the Ganges) J. Neumann, Neudamm, Germany, OCLC 35036471, in German
Sharma , Man Mohan (1997) Through the Valley of Gods: Travels in the Central Himalayas (2nd ed.) Vision Books, NewDelhi , OCLC 4547622
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El Bhâgîrathî és un riu de l'estat d'Uttarakhand, Índia, la principal font del Ganges. Es forma a les glaceres Gangotri i Khatling al Garhwal, Himàlaia, antic estat de Tehri Garhwal, a la muntanya Gaumukh de 3.892 metres. Al costat neix el Bhilangna. Té un recorregut de 700 km fins que troba a l'Alaknanda a Devprayag, lloc a partir del qual agafa el nom de Ganges i és considerat sagrat.
Els afluents successius són:
- Kedar Ganga a Gangotri
- Jadh Ganga a Bhaironghati
- Kakora Gad, prop de Harsi.
- Jalandhari Gad, prop de Harsi
- Siyan Gad, prop de Jhala
- Asi Ganga prop d'Uttarkashi
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- W. Wilson (1860) A summer ramble in the
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