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Indravati River ((ヒンディー語:इंद्रावती नदी), (マラーティー語:इन्द्रावती),(オリヤー語:ଇନ୍ଦ୍ରାବତୀ ନଦୀ), (テルグ語:ఇంద్రావతి నది)) is a tributary of the Godavari River, in central India. It originates from the Eastern Ghats of Dandakaranya range in Kalahandi district and flows through Nabarangapur District, in a westerly direction; enters into Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh state. This is the largest river for Nabarangapur. It further traverses in the westerly direction and thereafter in southern direction before finally meeting Godavari River at the border of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. The river during its course forms the boundary between the states of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh at various places. The Indravati is sometimes known as the "lifeline" of the Kalahandi, Nabarangapur, of Odisha & Bastar district of Chhattisgarh, one of the greenest districts in India. Most of the river course is through dense forests of Nabarangapur & Bastar. The river flows for and has a drainage area of . ==Source and flow== The river Indravati rises at an elevation of in the Kalahandi district of Odisha on the western slopes of the Eastern Ghats. It flows west-ward through the Kalahandi, Nabarangapur and Koraput districts for and after forming the boundary between Odisha and Chhattisgarh states for , enters the Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. After flowing in Chhattisgarh, it turns south and flows along the boundary of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra for about and joins Godavari River at the junction of the boundaries of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana states.〔http://www.powermin.nic.in/whats_new/PFR/Chattishgarh/Nugur-I.pdf〕 The Indravati sub-basin covers a total area of about . Indravati has a catchment area of in Odisha. The length of river is about , and starting from the hills of Kalahandi, it joins the Godavari river near village Bhadrakali in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh. It has a well-defined course from its origin to its confluence with the Godavari River. Starting in a south-east direction as a small rivulet in Odisha, it later runs in western direction through Bastar district of Chhattisgarh until it is deflected and runs north-west and then again takes a turn to the south-west. During its total course of the river drops by . Its bed level at its junction with the Godavari River is of the order of R.L. 82.3 m compared to the level in Kalahandi from where it takes off is 914.4m. Indravati and Sabari are interconnected naturally in Odisha area. Indravati waters overflow into the Sabari through Jaura nallah during floods. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Indravati River」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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