Mahanadi River

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The Mahanadi River is a major river in eastern India that flows through the states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha before emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Mahanadi River canonical 22
Mahanadi 3
Mahanadi River basin 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf major river of India
river
basinCountry India
basinState Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
Maharashtra
Odisha
linked to: Orissa
climateZone tropical monsoon
country India
drainageArea approximately 141,600 square kilometres
drainagePattern dendritic
emptiesInto Bay of Bengal
flowsNear Cuttack
Raipur
Sambalpur
flowsThrough Chhattisgarh
Odisha
linked to: Orissa
formsDeltaIn Odisha
linked to: Orissa
hasBarrage Jobra Barrage
Naraj Barrage
linked to: Mahanadi Barrage
hasDam Hirakud Dam
hasDelta Mahanadi Delta
hasTributary Hasdeo River
Ib River
Jonk River
Mand River
Ong River
Seonath River
Tel River
knownFor fertile delta
large seasonal variations in flow
length approximately 858 km
locatedIn eastern India
majorCityOnRiver Cuttack
Raipur
Sambalpur
mouthLocation Bay of Bengal near Paradip
oceanBasin Indian Ocean
partOf Mahanadi River Basin
primaryRainfallSource Southwest monsoon
region Chhattisgarh Plain
linked to: Chhattisgarh Plains

Odisha Coastal Plain
linked to: Coastal Odisha
sourceLocation Sihawa
sourceMountainRange Eastern Ghats foothills
linked to: Eastern Ghats
sourceRegion Dhamtari district
sourceState Chhattisgarh
usedFor flood control
hydroelectric power generation
inland fisheries
irrigation

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Referenced by (28)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bay of Bengal receivesRiver Mahanadi River
Eastern India hasMajorRiver Mahanadi
subject linked to: eastern India
linked to: Mahanadi River
Chhattisgarh majorRiver Mahanadi
linked to: Mahanadi River
Deccan Plateau drainedBy Mahanadi River
Sambalpur locatedOnRiver Mahanadi River
Orissa hasMajorRiver Mahanadi River
Mahanadi Delta formedByRiver Mahanadi River
Mahanadi Delta partOf Mahanadi River basin
linked to: Mahanadi River
Mahanadi Delta drainageBasin Mahanadi River basin
linked to: Mahanadi River
Mahanadi Delta sedimentSource Mahanadi River
Cuttack locatedOnRiver Mahanadi River
Eastern Ghats drainedBy Mahanadi River
Eastern Ghats crossedBy Mahanadi River
Southeastern India hasMajorRiver Mahanadi River
Maikal Hills drainsInto Mahanadi River
Hasdeo River tributaryOf Mahanadi River
Hasdeo River mouthLocation Mahanadi River
Chhattisgarh Plains majorRiver Mahanadi
linked to: Mahanadi River
Sambalpur Junction nearbyRiver Mahanadi River
Samaleswari Temple associatedRiver Mahanadi River
Huma Leaning Temple locatedOnBankOf Mahanadi River
subject linked to: Huma Leaning Temple (nearby)
Goddess Samaleswari associatedWith Mahanadi River
Kosal region hasRiver Mahanadi River
Hirakud Dam locatedOnRiver Mahanadi River
Barabati Stadium hasEnd Mahanadi River End
linked to: Mahanadi River
Jobra Barrage locatedOnRiver Mahanadi River
Jobra Barrage crosses Mahanadi River
Jobra Barrage waterBodyControlled Mahanadi River