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{{Short description|River in India}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Burhi Gandak River
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| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]<ref name=govt>{{cite web|url =http://fmis.bih.nic.in/Riverbasin.html| title =RIVER BASIN |publisher =Flood Management Information System, Water Resource Department, Bihar |access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref>
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| subdivision_name2 = Bihar<ref name=govt>{{cite web|url =http://fmis.bih.nic.in/Riverbasin.html| title =RIVER BASIN |publisher =Flood Management Information System, Water Resource Department, Bihar |access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref>
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| length = {{convert|320|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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| discharge1_location=Gogri
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| source1 = Chautarwa Chaur
| source1_location = near Harpur
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| mouth = [[Ganges River|Ganges]]
| mouth_location = [[Khagaria]]
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The '''Burhi Gandak River''' is a tributary of the [[Ganges]]. It is known as Narayani in its upper reaches. The Burhi (“Old”) Gandak flows parallel to and east of the [[Gandaki River|Gandak River]] in an old channel.<ref name = jain>{{cite book|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKs1gBhJSWIC&q=Kiul+River&pg=PA357 | title =Hydrology and Water Resources of India By Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh | work = p. 358 | isbn =9781402051807 |access-date = 2010-05-05 | last1 =Jain | first1 =Sharad K. | last2 =Agarwal | first2 =Pushpendra K. | last3 =Singh | first3 =Vijay P. | date =16 May 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url =http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/85245/Burhi-Gandak | title =Burhi Gandak |publisher = Britannica |access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref>

==Course==
The Burhi Gandak originates from Chautarwa Chaur near Bisambharpur in the district of [[West Champaran district|West Champaran]] in [[Bihar]].<ref name=govt>{{cite web|url =http://fmis.bih.nic.in/Riverbasin.html| title =RIVER BASIN |publisher =Flood Management Information System, Water Resource Department, Bihar |access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref> It initially flows through the [[East Champaran district]]. After flowing for a distance of about {{convert|56|km}}, the river takes a southerly turn where two rivers - the Dubhara and the Tour – join it. Thereafter, the river flows in a south-easterly direction through the [[Muzaffarpur district]] for about {{convert|32|km}}. In this portion, the river spills over its banks and a number of spill channels take off and rejoin it later.<ref name = jain/>

The Burhi Gandak runs a zig-zag course through the districts of [[Samastipur district|Samastipur]] and [[Begusarai district|Begusarai]] before covering a short distance in [[Khagaria district]], running by the side of the town of [[Khagaria]], and flows into the [[Ganges]] near Gogri. It forms the western boundary of the Khagaria town and a protection embankment built along the eastern side of this river, protects Khagaria town from the floods of Burhi Gandak.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://samastipur.bih.nic.in/
| title = Samastipur district |publisher = District administration |access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://begusarai.bih.nic.in/ | title = Begusarai district |publisher = District administration |access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://khagaria.bih.nic.in/ | title =Khagaria district | work = River system |publisher = District administration |access-date = 2010-05-05 }}</ref>

The total length of the river is {{convert|320|km}}. The drainage area of the river is {{convert|10150|km2}}.<ref name = jain/>

===Tributaries===
The main tributaries of the Burhi Gandak are - Masan, Balor, Pandai, Sikta, Tilawe, Tiur, Dhanauti, Kohra, Anjankote, Danda and lauriya , .<ref name=govt/>

==References==
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{{Rivers in Bihar}}
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[[Category:Rivers of Bihar]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

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