Penganga
Penganga is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 19.86°, 77.36°
About Penganga
The Painganga River (also known as the Penganga River) is the chief river of the Buldhana district, Hingoli district, Nanded district, Yavatmal district, Chandrapur district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India. It flows along the southeast boundaries of the district in a winding, meandering course. It is deeply entrenched and difficult to navigate. It rises in the Ajantha range and is a major tributary of the Wardha River, the other major river in the district. It is also divided Marathwada and Vidarbha near Umarkhed and Himayatnagar.
There is a small railway station named after the river in the Washim district.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Painganga River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Penganga in Depth
River course
at village Deurwada near Wani Taluka of Yavatamal district and Kodsi bujruk village in Korpana taluka of Chandrapur district. There is an old Lord Shiva temple at Jugad near Wani city of Yavatmal the river converges as an island. Every year at Guru Purnima in the November month, devotees from other places visit for worship. Penganga converges into Wardha River near a small village called Wadha in Chandrapur taluka of Chandrapur district.
Wardha River flows into Pranhita River which in turn flows in to Godavari River, which finally ends into the Bay of Bengal just east of Rajahmundry in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Painganga River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Penganga: Key Facts
| Length | 495 km |
|---|---|
| Source | Ajanta Range |
| Mouth | Wardha River |
Facts from Wikidata Q3269735 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Penganga: Quick Answers
- Where is Penganga?
- Penganga is located in India, at 19.8567° N, 77.3631° E.
- Are there dams on the Penganga?
- No dam on the Penganga is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.