The Burha River (also called Burhaghagh River) flows through the

Latehar district Latehar district is one of the 24 districts of Jharkhand state in eastern India, and Latehar town is the administrative headquarters of this district. This district is part of Palamu division. Latehar district is situated on longitude 84° ...

Palamu division Palamu division is one of the five divisions of Jharkhand state in eastern India. This division comprises three districts: Garhwa, Latehar and Palamu. Medininagar Medininagar, formerly Daltonganj, is a city and municipal corporation in P ...

in the

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Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ) is a States and union territories of India, state in East India, eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north ...

. A little to the south of

Betla National Park Betla National Park is a national park located in the Latehar and Palamu district of Jharkhand, India. It is spread over an area of and is a part of the Palamu Tiger Reserve. It was declared a national park in 1986. The park hosts a wide varie ...

is the wide bowl shaped Chhechhari valley, with a high hill range around it. The rim of the bowl forms the watershed from which dozens of rivulets arise. These join together to form the Burha river, one of the major tributaries of the North Koel. Chhechhari valley is surrounded by lofty hills on every side. This valley is a complete basin with the scrap of the great tableland of Sirguja on the west, on the south the range that overlooks the Barwe Valley in Ranchi district, on the east

Netarhat Netarhat is a hill station in Latehar district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The hill station is among the highest points of the Chhotanagpur plateau. It is known for its natural beauty of hills, forest and waterfalls. It is also referred to ...

and Pakripat, and in the north the spur crowned by the fort of Tamolgarh and the Burha Pahar, high, round the foot of which flows the river of the same name, which is the only outlet for the waters of the valley Lodh Fall

In its upper reaches the Burha River leaps though three

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Lodh Falls The Lodh Falls (also known as Budha Ghagh) is a waterfall on the Burha River in the mid-forest of Palamau Tiger Reserve, in Latehar district of Jharkhand state in India. It is the highest waterfall in Jharkhand and the 21st highest waterfall ...

or Burhagaugh Falls, which is high; Gutamgaugh Falls, , and Gharaghugra Falls, . At some places the river forms the state boundary between Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. It carries a large volume of water during rains over a rocky river bed but during dry months it almost dries up. From Lodh Falls to Bagechampa it flows through beautiful forests and above Kutku at Bagechampa it flows into the North Koel.

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Rivers of Jharkhand Rivers of Chhattisgarh {{India-river-stub