The Kaushalya river, a tributary of Ghaggar river, is a river in Panchkula district of Haryana state of India.[1]
| Kaushalya River | |
|---|---|
 Kaushalya dam near Pinjore | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Shivalik Hills, Himachal Pradesh |
| Mouth | |
• location | Panchkula district, Haryana |
| Length | 20 km (12 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ghaggar river just south-east of Pinjore |
| Basin features | |
| Waterbodies | Kaushalya Dam |
| Bridges | Kaushalya bridge |
Origin and route
editThe Kaushalya river rises in the Shivalik hills on the border of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh State, and flows through Panchkula district and converges with Ghaggar river near Pinjore just downstream of Kaushalya Dam.[1]
The basin is classified in two parts, Khadir and Bangar, the higher area that is not flooded in rainy season is called Bangar and the lower flood-prone area is called Khadar.[2]
Several archaeologists have identified the old Ghaggar-Hakra River with the Sarasvati river, on the banks of which the Indus Valley civilisation developed.[3][4][5][6]
Gallery
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Indus–Sarasvati civilisation major sites -
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Flock of Cormorants at Kaushalya Dam -
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Migratory birds at Kaushalya Dam (Dec. 2015) -
Water of Kaushalya Dam attracts local and migratory birds (June 2015)
See also
edit- Western Yamuna Canal, branches off Yamuna
- Dangri, a tributary of Sarsuti
- Tangri river, a tributary of Sarsuti, merge if Dangri and Tangri are same
- Markanda river, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Sarsuti, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Chautang, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Sutlej, a tributary of Indus
- Ganges
- Indus
References
edit- ^ a b "Hillsofmorni.com - Kaushalya dam". Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
- ^ HaryanaOnline - Geography of Haryana Archived 1 February 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Possehl, Gregory L. (December 1997), "The Transformation of the Indus Civilization", Journal of World Prehistory, 11 (4): 425–472, doi:10.1007/bf02220556, JSTOR 25801118, S2CID 161129625
- ^ Kenoyer, J. M. (1997), "Early City-states in South Asia: Comparing the Harappan Phase and the Early Historic Period", in D. L. Nichols; T. H. Charlton (eds.), The Archaeology of City States: Cross Cultural Approaches, Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, pp. 52–70, ISBN 1560987227
- ^ Allchin, Bridget; Allchin, Raymond (1982), The Rise of Civilization in India and Pakistan, Cambridge University Press, p. 160, ISBN 978-0-521-28550-6
- ^ Erdosy, George, ed. (1995), The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia: Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity, Walter de Gruyter, pp. 44, 266, ISBN 978-3-11-014447-5
External links
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