Mahanadi

Mahanadi River
Mahanadi in Odisha
Mahanadi is a major river with its delta on the east coast
Location
Country	India
Parts	Chhattisgarh, Odisha
Region	Dandakaranya, Dakshina Kosala Kingdom, Coastal Plains
Administrative areas	Raipur, Janjgir, Raigarh,(Chhattisgarh), Sambalpur, Bargarh, Subarnapur, Boudh, Anugul, Cuttack, Banki, Jagatsinghpur, Nayagarh, Jharsuguda (Odisha)
Cities	Rajim, Sambalpur, Cuttack, Sonepur, Kantilo, Boudh, Banki, Paradeep
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Nagri-Sihawa, Dhamtari, Dandakaranya, Chhattisgarh, India
• coordinates	20°07′N 81°55′E / 20.11°N 81.91°E / 20.11; 81.91
• elevation	890 m (2,920 ft)
Mouth
• location	False Point, Jagatsinghpur, Delta, Odisha, India
• coordinates	20°17′43″N 86°42′39″E / 20.29528°N 86.71083°E / 20.29528; 86.71083
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	900 km (560 mi)[1]
Basin size	132,100 km2 (51,000 sq mi)[1]
Discharge
• location	False Point, Odisha
• minimum	31.9 m3/s (1,125 cu ft/s)[2]
• maximum	56,700 m3/s (2,000,000 cu ft/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Seonath, Mand, Ib, Hasdeo, Kelo
• right	Ong, parry, Jonk, Telen

The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around 132,100 square kilometres (51,000 sq mi) and has a total length of 900 kilometres (560 mi). Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam^[1] which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India's independence in 1947. The river flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and before finally ending in the Bay of Bengal.