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[[chitr:Mahanadi-River.jpg|thumb|250px|mahanadi, u disa]] mahanadi madhy bharat ke madhy chhattisagadh rajy ki paha diyoan mean sihava ke pas se nikalati hai. is nadi ko 'u disa ka shok' bhi kaha jata hai, jisaka karan isaki badh vibhishika hai. u disa prachin samay se badh aur sookhe se grasit raha hai. yah nadi 'chhattisagadh rajy ki ganga' bhi kahi jati hai. is nadi ke dvara 58.48% kshetr ka jal sangrahan kiya jata hai.

mahanadi nadi ka oopari pravah uttar ki or mahattvahin dhara ke roop mean hota hai aur chhattisagadh maidan ke poorvi hisse ko apavahit karata hai. baloda bazar ke niche shivanath nadi ke isase milane ke bad yah poorv disha mean mu dakar u disa rajy mean pravesh karati hai aur uttar v dakshin mean sthit paha diyoan ko apavahit karane vali dharaoan se milakar isake bahav mean vriddhi hoti hai. sanbalapur mean is nadi par nirmit hirakuand baandh ke phalasvaroop 55 kilomitar lambi kritrim jhil ka nirman ho gaya hai. is baandh mean kee panabijali sanyantr haian. baandh ke bad mahanadi dakshin mean ghumavadar raste se hote hue vanachchhadit mahakhadd ke zariye poorvi ghat ko par karati hai. poorv ki or mu dakar yah katak ke pas u disa ke maidan mean pravesh karati hai aur kee dharaoan ke madhyam se fals paint ke pas bangal ki kha di mean mil jati hai.

mahanadi ki kul lambaee 900 kilomitar hai aur isaka anumanit apavahit kshetr 132,100 varg kilomitar hai. yah bharatiy upamahadvip mean sarvadhik sakriy gad jama karane vali nadiyoan mean se ek hai. yah nadi sianchaee ki kee naharoan ko, visheshakar katak ke pas, jal pradan karati hai. isake ek muhane par sthit puri ek vikhyat tirthasthal hai. mahanadi ko mukhyat: tin bhagoan mean vibhakt kiya ja sakata hai-

oopari mahanadi besin

isaka adhikaansh bhag bastar tatha rayapur mean hai. sihava parvat se nikalakar ek sankari ghati se hoti huee uttar-pashchim ki or lagabhag 50 kilomitar doori tak pravahit hokar bastar mean kaanker ke nikat sthit panidoangari paha diyoan tak pahuanchata hai. yahaan yah poorv ki or ho jati hai. yahaan par pairi evan tel nadi zile ke dakshini bhag ka jal ekatr kar mahanadi mean dalati haian. bastar se nadi ki lambaee 64 kilomitar tatha pravah kshetr 2,640 varg kilomitar hai.

madhy mahanadi besin

[[chitr:Mahanadi.jpg|250px|thumb|mahanadi, u disa]] isake aantargat durg, madhy rayapur aur bilasapur zile ka kuchh bhag sammilit hai. yah sampoorn kshetr mahanadi ki pramukh sahayak shivanath nadi ka jalagrahan kshetr hai, jisamean uttari-pashchimi evan dakshini simant uchch bhoomi se nikalane vali sabhi sahayak nadiyaan evan nale akar milate haian. shivanath nadi rayapur zile mean shivarinarayan se oopar kiraunji namak sthan mean pashchim se akar mahanadi mean milati hai. jamuniya tatha khorasi nadi dakshin se akar milati haian.

nichala mahanadi besin

isake aantargat bilasapur, rayapur tatha rayagadh zile ate haian. shivanath mahanadi ke sangam sthal se mahanadi ek tivr mo d lekar bilasapur aur rayapur ziloan ke madhy tatha rayagadh aur sarangagadh tahasil ke madhy ek prakritik sima banati hai, jo poorvi dhalan ki or pravahit madhy pradesh se bahar nikal jati hai. is kshetr mean isake uttar ki or hasado, maand evan eeb nadiyaan tatha dakshin ki or se joank evan surangi akar milati haian. rayapur zile mean nadi ki lambaee 192 kilomitar tatha pravah kshetr 8,550 varg kilomitar hai.

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