Sarsuti
River in India
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The Sarsuti river, originating in Sivalik Hills and flowing through the palaeochannel of Yamuna, is a tributary of Ghaggar river in of Haryana state of India.[2][3][1] Its course is dotted with archaeological and religious sites dating back to post-Harrapan Mahabharata sites from Vedic period, such as Kapal Mochan, Kurukshetra, Thanesar, Brahma Sarovar, Jyotisar, Bhor Saidan and Pehowa.[1]
| Saraswati River | |
|---|---|
The Saraswati river is part of the blue line upstream of the Ghaggar river. | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Rampur Herian (south of Adi Badri) Shivalik Hills, Haryana[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ghaggar river in Haryana |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Markanda river and Dangri |
Origin and route
The Sarsuti is a small ephemeral stream that rises in the Sivalik Hills of south-eastern Himachal Pradesh in India,[4] and flows through Haryana.[5] It is palaeochannel of Yamuna before Yamuna shifted towards east due to plate tectonics of Earth's crust.[5] It has also been identified as one of the tributaries of Sarasvati River.
It flows south-east where it is joined by two other streams, the Markanda river and the Dangri, before joining the Ghaggar river near the village of Rasula [near Pehowa].[4]
It is thereafter known as the Ghaggar. Further downstream on the banks of the Ghaggar stands an old derelict fort [at sirsa city] named Sarsuti.[4]
According to Valdiya and Danino, Sarsuti is a corruption of the word Sarasvati, and the 6–8 km wide channel of the Sarsuti–Ghaggar system may have once been the Sarasvati River mentioned in the Rig Veda.[4][6]
See also
- Western Yamuna Canal, branches off Yamuna
- Markanda river, Haryana, a tributary of Sarsuti
- Dangri river, a tributary of Sarsuti
- Kaushalya river, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Chautang, a tributary of Ghaggar-Hakra River
- Sutlej, a tributary of Indus
- Ganges
- Indus
