The Manjira river is a tributary of the river

Godavari The Godavari (, �od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganga River and drains the third largest basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. Its source is in Trimbakeshwar, Nashik, Maharash ...

. It passes through the states of

Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

and

Telangana Telangana is a States and union territories of India, state in India situated in the Southern India, south-central part of the Indian subcontinent on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ele ...

. It originates in the

Balaghat range Balaghat range is a mountain range of low elevation in the Maharashtra state of India. Balaghat Range runs south-eastwards from Western Ghats at the Harishchandra Range to the border of Maharashtra and Karnataka states. It extends about 320 kilome ...

of hills near the

Ahmednagar district Ahmednagar district (Marathi pronunciation: �ɦ(ə)məd̪nəɡəɾ, officially Ahilyanagar district, is the largest district of Maharashtra state in western India. The historical city of Ahmednagar is the headquarters of the district. Ahmednagar ...

at an altitude of 823 metres (2,700 ft) and empties into the

Godavari River The Godavari (, Help:IPA/Sanskrit, �od̪aːʋəɾiː is India's second longest river after the Ganges River, Ganga River and drains the third largest Drainage basin, basin in India, covering about 10% of India's total geographical area. It ...

. It has a total

catchment A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, th ...

area of . This river is one of the

Triveni Sangam In Hindu tradition, Triveni Sangam is the confluence (Sanskrit: ''sangama'') of three rivers that is a sacred place, with a bath here said to flush away all of one's sins and free one from the cycle of rebirth. Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj ...

Description

The river's origin is near the Gavalwadi village of the

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. The river flows from the northern boundaries of the

Osmanabad district Osmanabad District (pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, smaːnabaːd̪ (Transliteration: Usmanabad Jil'hā), officially known as Dharashiv District, is an administrative district in the Marathwada, Marathwada region in the States and union te ...

, cutting across the

Latur district Latur district (Marathi pronunciation: aːt̪uːɾ is a district in Maharashtra state of India. Latur city is the district headquarters and is the 16th largest city in the state of Maharashtra. The district is primarily agricultural. Urban p ...

, goes to the

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and finally

. It flows on the

Balaghat Balaghat is a city and a municipality in Balaghat district, in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balaghat District. Wainganga River flows beside the town. The nearest airport is Birsi (Gondia). The he ...

plateau along with its tributaries: Terna, Tawarja and Gharni. The other three tributaries of Manjara are Manyad, Teru and Lendi which flow on the northern plains. The final stretch of the river forms the border between

(west) and

(east). Manjira, along with the Haridra River, merges with

at the border.

Tributaries

Terna River Terna River is an tributary of the Manjira River, which in turn is a tributary of the Godavari River, flowing through the Dharashiv district in Maharashtra. It flows through the Ausa and Nilanga Talukas in the Latur District Latur district ...

: This is the main tributary of Manjara, which flows on the southern boundary of the

Ausa Taluka Ausa Taluka is a taluka, or an administrative subdivision, of Latur District in Maharashtra, India. The administrative center for the taluka is the town of Ausa. In the 2011 census there were 108 panchayat villages in Ausa Taluka. Geography ...

. * Manyad: This river has its origin at Dharmapuri, and flows through the Ahmadpur Taluka t. * Lendi: This river has its origin in Udgir Taluka, and flows through the Ahmadpur Taluka, joining the Tiru river in

Nanded district Nanded district (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːn̪d̪eɖ is a districts of Maharashtra, district of Maharashtra state in central India. The city of Nanded is the district headquarters. History Nanded is mentioned in historica ...

. * Gharni: This river has its origin near Wadval and flows through

Chakur Taluka Chakur Taluka is a taluka, administrative subdivision, of Latur District in Maharashtra Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arab ...

. * Tawarja: This river has its origin near Murud in

Latur Taluka Latur Taluka is an administrative subdivision (taluka) of Latur District in Maharashtra, India. Latur Taluka is in the western part of Latur District, with Renapur Taluka to the north, Chakur Taluka and Shirur Anantpal Taluka to the east, Ausa ...

, and joins the Manjara river at Shivani on the Latur-Ausa boundary.

Environment

In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the upper reaches of the Manjira in Maharashtra suffered

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, which increased runoff, as opposed to

groundwater recharge Groundwater recharge or deep drainage or deep percolation is a hydrologic process, where water moves downward from surface water to groundwater. Recharge is the primary method through which water enters an aquifer. This process usually occurs in ...

, and increased

erosion Erosion is the action of surface processes (such as Surface runoff, water flow or wind) that removes soil, Rock (geology), rock, or dissolved material from one location on the Earth's crust#Crust, Earth's crust and then sediment transport, tran ...

and

silting Siltation is water pollution caused by particulate Terrestrial ecoregion, terrestrial Clastic rock, clastic material, with a particle size dominated by silt or clay. It refers both to the increased concentration of suspended sediments and to the i ...

References

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