The Dhansiri is an Indian
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
of
Golaghat District
Golaghat district (Pron:ˌgəʊləˈgɑ:t) is an administrative districts of Assam, district in the state of Assam in India. It attained district status in 1987. The district headquarters are located at Golaghat. The district occupies an area of ...
of
Assam
Assam (, , ) is a state in Northeast India, northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra Valley, Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . It is the second largest state in Northeast India, nor ...
and the
Chümoukedima District
Chümoukedima (), previously spelled Chumukedima, formerly known as Samaguting, is a municipality in the Chümoukedima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is situated on the left bank of the Chathe and with its surrounding area that ...
and
Dimapur District
Dimapur District (Pron:/ˌdɪməˈpʊə/) is a district of Nagaland state in India. With an area of about , it is the smallest district in the state of Nagaland.
History Assam lease Dimapur to Nagaland
In 1918, Dimapur was leased to then Nag ...
of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
. It originates from ''Laisang peak'' of
Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Sel ...
. It flows through a distance of from south to north before joining the
Brahmaputra
The Brahmaputra is a trans-boundary river which flows through Southwestern China, Northeastern India, and Bangladesh. It is known as Brahmaputra or Luit in Assamese, Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibetan, the Siang/Dihang River in Arunachali, and ...
on its south bank. Its total catchment area is .
Etymology
In
Ahom Buranjis, it is mentioned as ''Khe-Nam-Ti-Ma'' which means A river coming from watery place. (Khe = A river, Nam = Water, Ti = Place, Ma = Coming)
Geography
While flowing as the boundary between
Karbi Anglong
Karbi may refer to:
Places
* Karbi, Armenia
* Karbi Anglong Plateau, an extension of the Indian Plate in Assam, India
* Karbi Anglong district, a district of Assam, north-eastern India
Other uses
* Karbi people, an ethnic group of North-e ...
and Nagaland, it flanks a large wilderness very rich in wildlife. On one side is the Dhansiri Reserved Forest and on the other
Intanki National Park
Ntangki National Park is a national park located in Peren District of Nagaland, India. It was first designated as a national park in 1993. Among the species that inhabit the park are the rare hoolock gibbon, golden langur, hornbill, Asian palm ...
.
It has several types of important wood bearing trees along its bank like Intanki Forest. Dhansari river along with
Kapili by headward erosion has completely isolated the
Mikir hills from the Peninsular plateau. There are numerous perennially waterlogged swampy region locally known as bils associated with this river.
Fishes
A fish survey conducted in 2011-12 found 34 species of fish belonging to five orders, thirteen families and 24 genera. Seventeen species of
Cypriniformes
Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, which includes many families and genera of cyprinid ( carps and their kin) fish, such as barbs, loaches, botias, and minnows (among others). Cypriniformes is an "order-within-an-order", placed ...
were found, followed by eight species of
Siluriformes
Catfish (or catfishes; order Siluriformes or Nematognathi) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Catfish are named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, though not all catfish have prominent barbels or "whis ...
. The Dhansiri river in Dimapur has freshwater, semi torrent, hill stream and ornamental fish species.
See also
*
List of rivers of Nagaland
The following is a list of selected rivers in Nagaland.
List
* Chathe
* Dhansiri
* Doyang
See also
* List of rivers
* Geography of Nagaland
Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-easte ...
References
External links
*Source Geography of India (Majid Hussain, TMH)
Wetlands along the Dhansiri River channel, Assam - A paper by MK Dutta and P KotokyBBC Report:Marching on to Laffan's Plain - Chapter 12 by Alan ShawXobdo.Org Encyclopaedia entry on Dhansiri
Rivers of Assam
Rivers of Nagaland
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