Wakal River

Wakal River in the Phulwari ki Naal National Wildlife Sanctuary

The river originates in the south-western spurs of the Aravalli range,^[3] and meets the Sabarmati River after traversing a distance of 158 kilometres.^[3] The Mansi and Parvi are two main tributaries of the Wakal River.^[4]

The area of the Wakal River's watershed is 1851 square kilometres,^[2] and is spread out over Udaipur district of Rajasthan and Sabarkantha district of Gujarat.^[3] 98% of the basin area lies in Rajasthan, the remainder in Gujarat.^[5][6] The mean annual surface water yield for the basin is 319.4 million cubic metres.^[2]

There are 24 minor irrigation projects in the watershed, with a total live storage capacity of 65.98 million cubic metres.^[7] The Mansi Wakal Dam is the largest dam in the basin.^[1]