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The Mand River is a tributary of the
Mahanadi The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India's independenc ...
in
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
. It joins the Mahanadi in Chandarpur, in
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
, 28 km from the
Odisha Odisha (), formerly Orissa (List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is a States and union territories of India, state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by ar ...
border and before the river reaches the
Hirakud Dam Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is the longest Embankment dam, earthen dam in the world. Behind the dam extends a long lake, Hirakud Reservoir. It is one of the first maj ...
. The river, whose total length is 241 km, rises to an elevation of about 686 m in
Surguja district Surguja district is a district of the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The district is one of the oldest districts of Chhattisgarh. The headquarters of the district is Ambikapur, Chhattisgarh, Ambikapur. The district lies in its eponymous Surguja d ...
in
Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
. It receives the drainage of the southern part of the Mainpat Plateau, an area of about 5200 km2.Hydrology and Water Resources of India by Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh
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{{Mahanadi Basin Rivers of Chhattisgarh Tributaries of the Mahanadi River