West Flowing Rivers

West Flowing Rivers

The Sabarmati is the name given to the combined streams the Sabar and Hathmati. Sabarmati originates from Aravalli hills at an elevation of 762 m near village Tepur, in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. The total length of river from origin to outfall into the Arabian Sea is 371 km. Left bank tributaries: the Wakal, the Hathmati, and the Vatrak. Right bank tributaries: the Sei.
West Flowing Rivers
 
  • The Mahi basin extends over states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat having total area of 34,842 sq km. It is bounded by Aravalli hills on the north and the north-west, by Malwa Plateau on the east, by the Vindhyas on the south and by the Gulf of Khambhat on the west. Mahi is one of the major interstate west flowing rivers of India. It originates from the northern slopes of Vindhyas at an altitude of 500 m in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh. The total length of Mahi is 583 km. It drains into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Khambhat.
  • The Sharavathi originates at Ambuthirtha in Thirthahalli Taluk, flows north-west through the Western Ghats. It forms the famous Jog Falls before joining the Arabian Sea at Honavara.
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