Damodar River

Damodar River
Damodar River
	Damodar River in the lower reaches of the Chota Nagpur Plateau in dry season
	Damodar Map
Location
Country	India
Location	Jharkhand, West Bengal
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	ChulhaPani, Latehar district, Chota Nagpur Plateau, Jharkhand
Mouth
• location	Hooghly River, Howrah district, West Bengal
Length	592 km (368 mi)
Discharge
• average	296 m3/s (10,500 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Barakar, Konar, Jamunia, Nunia
• right	Sali River (West Bengal)

Damodar River (Pron: /ˈdʌmoˌdaː/) is a river flowing across the Indian states of Jharkhand and West Bengal. The valley is rich in mineral resources and is known for large-scale mining and industrial activity. It was also known as the Sorrow of Bengal^[2] because of the ravaging floods it caused in the plains of West Bengal. The construction of several dams on the Damodar and its tributaries has helped control some of the flooding.

^ Damodar Basin Station: Rhondia, UNH/GRDC
^ "River Damodar is called Sorrow of Bengal because it (A) Causes maximum soil erosion (B) Gets flooded often causing havoc (C) Forms number of dangerous waterfalls (D) is not a perennial river - Rediff Questions & Answers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-22.

[1] Damodar Basin Station: Rhondia, UNH/GRDC

[2] "River Damodar is called Sorrow of Bengal because it (A) Causes maximum soil erosion (B) Gets flooded often causing havoc (C) Forms number of dangerous waterfalls (D) is not a perennial river - Rediff Questions & Answers". Archived from the original on 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2013-10-22.

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