River
Nagavali
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Overview
The Nagavali (Langulya) rises in the Eastern Ghats near Lakhbahal in Kalahandi district of Odisha and flows south-east into Andhra Pradesh.
It reaches the Bay of Bengal near Srikakulam. The Thotapalli barrage and other works use its water for irrigation.
Like the Vamsadhara to its north, it is a short east-flowing river between the Mahanadi and the Godavari.
Geography and key facts
- Rises in the Eastern Ghats, Odisha
- Flows through Andhra Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal
- Mouth near Srikakulam
- Thotapalli barrage
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims (2021) asked which rivers rise in the Eastern Ghats; the Nagavali and Vamsadhara do.
Note for UPSC
Flows from Odisha into Andhra Pradesh.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2021 · Q55Consider the following rivers : Which of the above rise from the Eastern Ghats?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Nagavali.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- States / UTs on its course
- Andhra Pradesh, Odisha
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- East-flowing (Odisha–Jharkhand)
- Extent on map
- 18.2°–19.7°N, 83.3°–83.9°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2021
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)