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{{Short description|River in India}}
{{About|the river in Assam|the river in Bangladesh|Dhanshiri River}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Dhansiri
| native_name =
| name_other =
| image = Cloudy,variety colors,sky394.jpg
| image_size = 250
| image_caption = Dhansiri river near [[Golaghat]]
| pushpin_map = India Assam#India
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Mouth of Dhansiri river in Assam, India
| source1_location = Laisang Peak (Nagaland)
| mouth_location = [[Brahmaputra River]]
| progression =
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]
| subdivision_type2 = Location
| subdivision_name2 = Assam, Nagaland
| length = {{convert|352|km|abbr=on}}
| river_system =
}}

The '''Dhansiri''' is an Indian [[river]] of [[Golaghat District]] of [[Assam]] and the [[Chümoukedima district|Chümoukedima District]] and [[Dimapur district|Dimapur District]] of [[Nagaland]]. It originates from ''Laisang peak'' of [[Nagaland]]. It flows through a distance of {{convert|352|km|mi}} from south to north before joining the [[Brahmaputra]] on its south bank. Its total catchment area is {{convert|1220|km2|mi2}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://golaghat.gov.in/geograph.htm|title=Geography of Golaghat|access-date=2007-12-21|publisher=Government of Assam|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106061254/http://golaghat.gov.in/geograph.htm|archive-date=6 January 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Etymology==
In [[Buranji|Ahom Buranjis]], it is mentioned as ''Khe-Nam-Ti-Ma'' which means A river coming from watery place. (Khe = A river, Nam = Water, Ti = Place, Ma = Coming)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://digital.soas.ac.uk/content/AA/00/00/06/16/00001/pdf.pdf|title=Ahom-Assamese-English dictionary|last=Borua|first=Gopal Chandra|location=Calcutta|pages=40}}</ref>

==Geography==
While flowing as the boundary between [[Karbi Anglong district|Karbi Anglong]] and Nagaland, it flanks a large wilderness very rich in wildlife. On one side is the Dhansiri Reserved Forest and on the other [[Intanki National Park]].<ref>Choudhury, A.U. (2009). A Naturalist in Karbi Anglong. Revised 2nd edn. (1st pub. 1993), Gibbon Books, Guwahati, India. 152pp.</ref>

It has several types of important wood bearing trees along its bank like Intanki Forest.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dimapur.nic.in/files/dhansiripar.html |title=Brief documentation of Dhansiripar Block |access-date=2007-12-21 |publisher=Government of Nagaland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627203314/http://dimapur.nic.in/files/dhansiripar.html |archive-date=2007-06-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dhansari river along with [[Kopili River|Kapili]] by headward erosion has completely isolated the [[Mikir Hills|Mikir hill]]s from the Peninsular plateau. There are numerous perennially waterlogged swampy region locally known as bils associated with this river.

==Fishes==
A fish survey conducted in 2011-12 found 34 species of fish belonging to five orders, thirteen families, and 24 genera. Seventeen species of [[Cypriniformes]] were found, followed by eight species of [[Siluriformes]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Acharjee |first1=Biswajit Kumar |last2=Das |first2=Madhurima |last3=Borah |first3=Papari |last4=Purkayastha |first4=Jayaditya |title=Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Dhansiri River, Dimapur, Nagaland, India |journal=Check List |date=1 November 2012 |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=1163–1165 |doi=10.15560/8.6.1163 |url=https://www.biotaxa.org/cl/article/view/8.6.1163#:~:text=River%20Dhansiri%20is%20an%20important,the%20Dhansiri%20river%20till%20date. |access-date=11 June 2020|doi-access=free }}</ref> The Dhansiri river in Dimapur has freshwater, semi torrent, hill stream and ornamental fish species.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Acharjee |first1=Biswajit Kumar |last2=Das |first2=Madhurima |last3=Borah |first3=Papari |last4=Purkayastha |first4=Jayaditya |title=Ichthyofaunal Diversity of Dhansiri River, Dimapur, Nagaland, India |journal=Check List |date=1 November 2012 |volume=8 |issue=6 |pages=1163–1165 |doi=10.15560/8.6.1163 |url=https://www.biotaxa.org/cl/article/view/8.6.1163#:~:text=River%20Dhansiri%20is%20an%20important,the%20Dhansiri%20river%20till%20date. |access-date=11 June 2020|doi-access=free }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of rivers of Nagaland]]

==References==
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==External links==
*Source Geography of India (Majid Hussain, TMH)
*[http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/environment/wetland/envwl004.htm Wetlands along the Dhansiri River channel, Assam - A paper by MK Dutta and P Kotoky]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080521232042/http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/stories/11/a3264211.shtml BBC Report:Marching on to Laffan's Plain - Chapter 12 by Alan Shaw]
*[http://www.xobdo.org/dic07/dic.php?lang=ENG&wrd=dhansiri Xobdo.Org Encyclopaedia entry on Dhansiri]
*[http://npcbngl.nic.in/laboratory.htm#National%20Water%20Quality%20Monitoring%20Programme%20(NWMP) Nagaland Pollution Control Board's NWMP entry on water quality levels of the Dhansiri River] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180602063723/http://npcbngl.nic.in/laboratory.htm#National%20Water%20Quality%20Monitoring%20Programme%20(NWMP) |date=2 June 2018 }}

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{{Coord|26|40|N|93|45|E|display=title|region:IN_type:river_source:GNS-enwiki}}

[[Category:Rivers of Assam]]
[[Category:Rivers of Nagaland]]

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Cornelius R at 15:01, 26 November 2025