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River in India
The
Sankh River
flows across
Jharkhand
,
Chhattisgarh
and
Odisha
states in
India
. The river flows for 240 kilometres (150 mi) before it meets the
Koel River
in Odisha.
Course
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The river starts 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above sea level in Lupungpat village in
Gumla district
in Jharkhand and flows 67.5 kilometres (41.9 mi) in the state before entering
Chhattisgarh
. It runs a distance of about 50 kilometres (31 mi) in Chhattisgarh and enters Jharkhand again to flow for another 78 kilometres (48 mi). The river finally enters
Odisha
and travels another 45 kilometres (28 mi) before merging with the Koel.
[1]
The
South Koel
enters Odisha and joins the Sankh River at Vedavyas near Rourkela from where it is called the
Brahmani
(see
22°14′45″N
84°47′02″E
/
22.2458800°N 84.7837500°E
/
22.2458800; 84.7837500
).
[2]
Sadni Falls
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The 60-metre (200 ft) high
Sadni Falls
on the Sankh River at the edge of the
Ranchi plateau
is an example of
scarp
falls or knick line falls.
[3]
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