Old Gandak River

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Old Gandak River is an alternate name for the Burhi Gandak River, a significant river flowing through the Indian state of Bihar and forming part of the Ganges river system.

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Label Occurrences
Old Gandak River canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alternateName Burhi Gandak River NERFINISHED
associatedWith Indo-Gangetic Plain NERFINISHED
basinCountry India
belongsToHydrologicalRegion Middle Ganga Plain NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country India
distinguishedFrom Gandak River NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Ganges Basin NERFINISHED
drains northern Bihar plains
flowsInDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Begusarai district NERFINISHED
Bihar NERFINISHED
Darbhanga district NERFINISHED
East Champaran district NERFINISHED
Gopalganj district NERFINISHED
Khagaria district NERFINISHED
Muzaffarpur district NERFINISHED
Samastipur district NERFINISHED
Saran district NERFINISHED
West Champaran district NERFINISHED
hasAlternateName Burhi Gandak NERFINISHED
Buri Gandak NERFINISHED
hasCatchmentAreaIn Bihar NERFINISHED
hasEconomicImportance agriculture in Bihar
hasEnvironmentalIssue bank erosion
siltation
water pollution
hasFloodingIssue seasonal floods in Bihar
hasHydrologicalRole floodplain recharge in Bihar
isKnownAs Old Gandak River in local usage
languageOfToponym Hindi
locatedIn Bihar
Indo-Gangetic Plain NERFINISHED
majorTributaryOf Ganges in Bihar
mouth Ganges NERFINISHED
mouthLocatedIn Bihar NERFINISHED
nameMeaning Old Gandak NERFINISHED
partOf Burhi Gandak River system NERFINISHED
Ganges river system NERFINISHED
region Eastern India NERFINISHED
relatedRiver Gandak River NERFINISHED
riverSystem Ganges Basin NERFINISHED
state Bihar
tributaryOf Ganges NERFINISHED
usedFor fishing
irrigation

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Burhi Gandak River hasAlternateName Old Gandak River