Shivnath
| Shivnath | ||
 Dam at Shivnath near Simga |
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| Data | ||
| location | Chhattisgarh , Maharashtra ( India ) | |
| River system | Mahanadi | |
| Drain over | Mahanadi → Indian Ocean | |
| source | near Godari 20 ° 32 '46 " N , 80 ° 32' 19" O |
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| Source height | 400 m | |
| muzzle |
Mahanadi coordinates: 21 ° 43 ′ 46 " N , 82 ° 28 ′ 33" E 21 ° 43 ′ 46 " N , 82 ° 28 ′ 33" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 230 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 170 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.45 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 380 km | |
| Left tributaries | Sukha Nala , Maniyari , Arpa , Lilagar | |
| Right tributaries | Tandula , Kharun | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Mongra dam | |
| Big cities | Durg | |
| Medium-sized cities | Rajnandgaon | |
| Small towns | Dongargaon , Simga | |
The Shivnath is a left tributary of the Mahanadi in the Indian states of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra .
The river has its source in the village of Godari in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. On the upper reaches it is dammed by the Mongra dam . The Shivnath flows through Chhattisgarh in a predominantly northeastern direction. It flows south past Dongargaon and Rajnandgaon and west past Durg . 12 km above Shivrinarayan the river finally flows into the Mahanadi. The Shivnath has a length of 380 km. Important tributaries are Sukha Nala , Maniyari , Arpa and Lilagar from the left and Tandula and Kharun from the right.
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