Tag: Pushpavati River

The river Rupen starts its journey from the hills of Taranga of Kheralu, district Mehsana, Gujarat at a height of 180 meters. It flows westward through Mehsana district to meet the small Run of Kutch. The Rupen Basin is a highland basin of North Gujarat located between 23.25″ to 24.00″ Latitude in the North and 71.30″ to 72.46″ Longitude in the East. Two of its estuaries Pushpavati and Khari right side of the riverbank and meet the main flow of the river.The river Khari meets the river from its left bank. The flow of water on the right side is higher compared to the flow of the left side. The rivers Pushpavati and Khari are two of the important estuaries of River Rupen having the joint water flow of 24.6% of the total catchment area of the river. Pushpavati is the main estuary of the River Rupen which flows at a height of 183 meters. from the sea level from the village Balad of Kheralu taluka, District Mehsana and meets river Rupen near Chhapavad village.