Somb river
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| Somb river Som river | |
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| Native name | सोम नदी (Hindi) |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Shivalik Hills, Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh |
| Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Pathrala barrage at Western Yamuna Canal in Haryana |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pathrala river (Bali Nadi) |
| Waterbodies | Dadupur barrage |
The Somb river, also spelled Som river (Hindi: सोम नदी) is a tributary of the Yamuna in Haryana state of India.[1]
Origin and route
[edit]The Somb river originates in the Shivalik hills near Adi Badri (Haryana) in Yamunanagar district on Haryana's border with Himachal Pradesh State.
In 1875-76 Pathrala barrage at Dadupur was built where Somb river meets Western Yamuna Canal in Haryana.[2]
The basin is classified in two parts, Khadir and Bangar, the higher area that is not flooded in the rainy season is called Bangar and the lower flood-prone area is called Khadar.[1]
Irrigation and Hydal Power
[edit]The Western Yamuna Canal has several check dams in Yamunanagar district and hydal power is generated at Pathrala barrage.[2] some of which are also used for the hydel power generation.
Identification with Vedic rivers
[edit]The Somb river passing through here is considered by some to follow the course of the Rig Vedic Sarasvati river.[3][title missing][author missing][page needed]
Gallery
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Indus–Sarasvati civilisation major sites
See also
[edit]- Dangri, a tributary of Sarsuti, merge if Dangri and Tangri are same
- Sarsuti, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Kaushalya river, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Markanda river, Haryana, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Chautang, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Sutlej, a tributary of Indus
- Ganges
- Indus
- Western Yamuna Canal, branches off Yamuna
References
[edit]- 1 2 HaryanaOnline - Geography of Haryana
- 1 2 "Western yaumna Canal Project". Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ↑ Early Harappans and Indus Sarasvati Civilization, 2 Vols. by Sharma, D P and Madhuri Sharma (ed) 2006
Sources
[edit]- Erdosy, George, ed. (1995), The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia: Language, Material Culture and Ethnicity, Walter de Gruyter, ISBN 978-3-11-014447-5
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