Mahanadi and Its tributaries

• The Mahanadi is one of the major east flowing peninsular rivers draining into Bay of Bengal.
• The Mahanadi River ranks second to the Godavari River among the peninsular rivers in respect of water potential.
• The Mahanadi rises in a pool, 6 km from Pharsiya village near Nagri Town in Raipur district of Chhattisgarh state at an elevation of 457 m.
• The total length of the river form origin to its outfall into Bay of Bengal is 851 km of which 357 km lies in Chhattisgarh and 494 km in Orissa.
• The principal tributaries of the Mahanadi river are; Sheonath, Jonk, Hasdeo, Mand, Ib, Ong and Tel.