Bokaro River
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| subdivision_name2 = Jharkhand
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| subdivision_name5 = Bokaro (Thermal)
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| mouth = Konar River
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The Bokaro River flows through the Hazaribagh and Bokaro districts in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
Course
The Bokaro River rises on the Hazaribagh plateau, south of Hazaribagh, and quickly skirts the southern face to pass in a narrow and valley between Jilinga and Langu Hills.{{cite book|url = https://books.google.com/books?id=5ROvfeX34PAC&q=Lister+Hazaribagh+River+Bokaro&pg=PA9| title = Hazaribagh| work= p. 9 |first= Edward|last= Lister | date = October 2009| publisher = BiblioBazaar| isbn = 9781115792776| access-date = 2010-05-03 }} It passes through the West Bokaro and East Bokaro coalfields.{{cite web
|url =http://www.judis.nic.in/supremecourt/qrydisp.aspx?filename=12854
|title =Water pollution in Bokaro River
|publisher =Supreme Court
|access-date =2010-05-03
|archive-date =10 April 2009
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090410173120/http://www.judis.nic.in/supremecourt/qrydisp.aspx?filename=12854
|url-status =dead
}}{{cite web|url =http://www.minesandcommunities.org/article.php?a=880 | title = The real face of the Tatas: a Tata rap sheet | access-date = 2010-05-03 }} The Bokaro flows into the Konar River shortly before the latter flows into the Damodar River.
Barrage
A barrage has been constructed at the point of its confluence with the Konar River to supply water to Bokaro Thermal Power Station.{{cite web
|url =http://www.apfm.info/pdf/case_studies/cs_india.pdf
|title =Integrated Flood Management
|work =Flood Management – Damodar River Basin
|publisher =World Metereological Organisation
|access-date =2010-05-03
|url-status =dead
|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20091007201800/http://www.apfm.info/pdf/case_studies/cs_india.pdf
|archive-date =2009-10-07
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References
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