Sur (Maharashtra)

Sur River
Map
Sur River
Location in Bhandara and Nagpur District, MH, India
Native nameसुर नदी (Marathi)
Location
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra
DistrictsNagpur and Bhandara
TalukasRamtek, Mauda, Mohadi and Bhandara
CitiesBhandara
Physical characteristics
SourceForest Hills
 • locationNear North of Maharapeth (R), Ramtek Taluka, Nagpur District, Maharashtra, India
 • coordinates21°30′04″N 79°22′29″E / 21.50111°N 79.37472°E / 21.50111; 79.37472
 • elevation373 m (1,224 ft)
MouthWainganga River
 • location
Between Bhandara City and Old Takli Village, Bhandara Taluka, Bhandara District, Maharashtra, India
 • coordinates
21°10′52″N 79°40′52″E / 21.18111°N 79.68111°E / 21.18111; 79.68111
 • elevation
239 m (784 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftGaimukh River

The Sur[a] is a river in India. It is a key tributary of the Wainganga. The river flows south in a winding course through the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra.

Course

The start stream of Sur originate at forest Hills near Maharapeth (R) in Ramtek Taluka of Nagpur district.[1] The Sur river flows through Ramtek and Mauda Taluka of Nagpur district and Mohadi and Bhandara Taluka of Bhandara district[2] respectively. This river irrigates lands where rice is cultivation as main crop which is part of Bhandara cluster.

Dams

Ramtek Dam: It is an earthfill dam on Sur, Maharashtra (river) near Ramtek, Nagpur district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.2 m (73 ft) while the length is 229 m (751 ft). The volume content is 1,300 km3 (310 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 105,130 km3 (25,220 cu mi).

Notes and references

Notes
  1. ^ IAST: Sur
Citations
  1. ^ Nagpur district gazetteer. "Physical Features, Relief & Drainage". Retrieved 2021-05-09.
  2. ^ Bhandara district gazetteer. "Geography". Retrieved 2021-05-09.