Machhu River
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The Machhu River is a river in the Indian state of Gujarat, historically known for the catastrophic 1979 dam failure and floods near the town of Morbi.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| associatedWithTown | Morbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basinCountry | India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Saurashtra region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disasterTypeAssociated |
dam failure
ⓘ
flood ⓘ |
| flowsInDirection | generally westward ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Morbi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam |
Machhu Dam I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Machhu Dam II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | Morbi dams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | site of one of India’s deadliest dam failures ⓘ |
| impactAreaOf1979Floods |
Morbi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downstream settlements along Machhu River ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1979 Machhu dam failure
ⓘ
catastrophic floods near Morbi in 1979 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gujarat
ⓘ
Morbi district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Machhu Dam failure of 1979 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
rivers of Gujarat
ⓘ
rivers of India ⓘ |
| region | western India ⓘ |
| state | Gujarat ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Arabian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
irrigation
ⓘ
water supply ⓘ |
| yearOfMajorDisaster | 1979 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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