Jonk River
| Author: Laxman Burdak IFS (R) |
Jonk River is a tributary of Mahanadi River that flows for approximately 210 kilometers through the Nuapada District and Bargarh District in the state of Odisha; and the Mahasamund District and Raipur District in the state of Chhattisgarh in India.[1]
Variants
Course
The river starts from the Sunabeda plateau and enters Maraguda valley where it is joined by a stream called Gaidhas-nala near Patora village. The river forms Beniadhas fall (80 feet) and Kharaldhas Fall (150 feet) before entering the valley.[2] It joins Mahanadi at Shivrinarayan.
जोक नदी
जोक नदी: यह नदी रायपुर के पूर्वी क्षेत्र का जल लेकर शिवरीनारायण के ठीक विपरीत दक्षिणी तट पर महानदी में मिलती है । इसकी रायपुर जिले में लम्बाई 90 किमी. है तथा इसका प्रवाह क्षेत्र 2,480 वर्ग मीटर है ।
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References
- ↑ Padhan, Tosabanta (25 November 2014). "Stone Age Archaeology of Jonk River Basin in Western Odisha and Eastern Chhattisgarh". Postdoctoral thesis. Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute.
- ↑ Cultural Profile of South Kōśala: From Early Period Till the Rise of the Nāgas and the Chauhans in 14th Century A.D.
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