Vashishti River

Vaishishti River in Chiplun

River Vashishti is one of the larger rivers in the Konkan coast of Maharashtra, India. The town of Chiplun lies on its banks. The river begins in the Western Ghats and snakes its way westwards towards the Arabian Sea. Kolkewadi Dam, near Alore has a vast reservoir which feeds a tributary of the river. During the 2005 Maharashtra floods, the river swelled its banks, causing many of the city's residents to evacuate it.

The river has many riverine islands. Crocodiles are known to inhabit the waters.^[1]

References

Hydrography of Maharashtra

Rivers	Adan Banganga Bhima Bindusara Dahisar Daman Ganga Darna Dnyanganga Girna Godavari Gomai Indravati Indrayani Kadva Karha Kolar Koyna Krishna Kundali Kundalika Mithi Mula Mula-Mutha Mutha Narmada Nira Oshiwara Painganga Panchganga Panzara Patalganga Pavana Poisar Pranahita Purna (Tapti tributary) Purna (Godavari tributary) Savitri Shahanur Shivana Sindphana Tansa Tapti Tasso Ulhas Vaan Vashishti Wainganga Wardha

Waterfalls	Kune Pandavgad

Lakes	Gorewada Khindsi Lonar crater Rankala Salim Ali Shivaji/Shivsagar Talao Pali Upvan Venna Talwat Hidkal Bhigwan Mahakali Sandhur

Dams	Bhushi Jayakwadi Khadakwasla Kolkewadi Koyna Mulshi Nilwande Panshet Susri Temghar Tilari Ujjani Walwan Varasgaon Waghur

Related topics	Godavari basin Narmada basin

Hydrography of surrounding areas	Gujarat Madhya Pradesh Chhattisgarh Andhra Pradesh Karnataka

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