Shetrunji River
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| Shetrunji | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Gujarat |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Gir Jungle, near Dalkahwa, Amreli, Gujarat |
| Mouth | |
• location | Arabian Sea, India |
| Length | 277 km (172 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,636 km2 (2,176 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Arabian Sea |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Satali, Thebi, Gagario, Rajaval, Kharo |
| • right | Shel, Khari, Talaji |
Shetrunji River (alternate: Satrunji) is an Eastward-flowing river from Gir to Gulf of Khambhat in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, in western India.
It rises northeast of the Gir Hills, near Dhari in Amreli district. Its course begins east-northeast along a lineament which runs parallel to the Narmada Fault,[1] passes north of Palitana's hills, Shatrunjaya, then in a southeasterly direction past Talaja Hill, through a peninsula, before reaching the Gulf of Cambay, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Goapnath Point.[2][3] It has two mouths, one situated approximately 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of the point, and the other being an additional 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the north.[4] Situated 4.5 miles (7.2 km) eastward of the river's mouth is Sultanpur Shoal.[2]
Shetrunji's basin has a maximum length of 227 kilometres (141 mi). The total catchment area of the basin is 5,636 square kilometres (2,176 sq mi).[5] Along with the Ghelo, Kalubhar, and the Vagad Rivers, the Shetrunji is a principal river of the district,[6] and the second largest river in the region of Saurashtra. The brackish stream, Gagadio, joins the Shetrunji about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Krankach.[7] Khodiyar Mata is an approximately 50 feet (15 m) waterfall near Dhari. The topography is a mix of hills and plains.