The Mausam River (Mosam River, Mokshaganga River) is a river in
Nashik District
Nashik district,(Marathi: Help:IPA/Marathi, ̪ɑɕɪk formerly known as Nasik district, is a district in Maharashtra, India. The city of Nashik is the administrative headquarters of the district. Nashik is well known for the production of win ...
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 Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
, India.
[, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency] It is a left tributary of the
Girna River.
Course
The Mosam River arises in the
Western Ghats, above the village of Golwad,
Baglan Taluka, in northern Nashik District, just south of the border with
Dhule District.
The river flows east and is dammed at
Haranbari Dam, with Vide Digar on the right bank (south) and Jaitapur on the left bank (north). It continues east past Antapur to Taharabad where it turns northeast up to Sompur where it turns southeast, and it continues southeast past
Jaikheda,
Nampur, and
Kashti and then turns south into the city of
Malegaon
Malegaon (IAST: ''Mālegāv''; Pronunciation: alegaːʋ is a city in Nashik District of Maharashtra State in India. It is situated on the bank of the Girna river with Mosam River river flowing through middle of the city dividing it in two part ...
where it joins the Girna River at .
Notes
Rivers of Maharashtra
Tributaries of the Tapti River
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