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River_Dnyanganga Latitude and Longitude:

20°55′46″N 76°29′21″E / 20.92944°N 76.48917°E / 20.92944; 76.48917
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Dnyanganga River
Dnyanganga at Nandura
Native nameज्ञानगंगा नदी ( Marathi)
Location
CountryIndia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationNear Dongarshevali, Taluka Chikhli, Dist. Buldhana [1]
Mouth 
 • location
Falls into river Purna on south bank near Yerli, Ta. Nandura.
Length50.5 miles (81.3 km) [2]
Basin features
River system Tapti River

Dnyanganga [3] ( Marathi: ज्ञानगंगा नदी) is a minor river in Buldhana district of Maharashtra, India. It is a tributary of the Purna River, which itself is a tributary of the Tapti River.

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References

  1. ^ The Buldana District Gazetteer (1910) particularly notes that the river takes its source from a spring of water under an umar ( ficus glomerata) near the temple of Mahadeo at Dongarshevali.
  2. ^ Central Provinces District Gazetteer: Buldana District. Vol. A. 1979. p. 421. (originally printed in 1910)
  3. ^ also sometimes spelt as "Gyanganga" as the Marathi consonant 'ज्ञ' is pronounced differently in Marathi and other Indian languages. Ganga is used as a suffix in the name of several other rivers in India.

20°55′46″N 76°29′21″E / 20.92944°N 76.48917°E / 20.92944; 76.48917