Mahi (river)
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 old and new railway bridge over the Mahi near Sevaliya |
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| Data | ||
| location | Madhya Pradesh , Rajasthan , Gujarat (India) | |
| River system | Mahi | |
| source |
Vindhya Mountains 22 ° 37 ′ 39 ″ N , 75 ° 1 ′ 23 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 550 m | |
| muzzle |
Gulf of Khambhat coordinates: 22 ° 14 ′ 30 ″ N , 72 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E 22 ° 14 ′ 30 ″ N , 72 ° 48 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 550 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.95 ‰ | |
| length | 580 km | |
| Catchment area | 34,842 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Anas | |
| Right tributaries | Som | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Sardarpur Reservoir, Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam, Kadana Dam | |
 Rivers in India |
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The Mahi is an approximately 580 km long river in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat in western India . The mean flow rate is 383 m³ / s; in dry seasons it can go back to 0 and during the monsoon season it can rise to over 10,000 m³ / s. Therefore there are no towns or villages on its shore; the largest city in its vicinity is Vadodara (formerly Baroda ), about 7 km away .
course
The Mahi rises in the southwest of the Vindhyagebirges southeast of the small town Sardarpur in district Dhar . It flows first to the north, then later to the southwest, where it touches some districts in the extreme south of Rajasthan and is dammed in the Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam east of Banswara . It eventually flows into the Gulf of Khambhat , part of the Arabian Sea .
use
The reservoirs of the Mahi are primarily used to regulate the river , but also to generate electricity, produce drinking water and for irrigation purposes.
Others
To the northeast of Sevaliya , the Narmada Canal crosses the Mahi River.
