Suvi River

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Suvi River is a river in western India in Gujarat whose origin is near Badargadh village. Its basin has a maximum length of 32 km. The total catchment area of the basin is 160 km2.{{cite web|title=Suvi River|url=http://guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=2150&lang=English|publisher=guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in, Government of Gujarat|accessdate=13 March 2012}}

The Suvi Irrigation Scheme was sanctioned by Government in February 1959 at an estimated cost of Rs. 20.46.{{cite book|title=Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India for the year ...: Government of Gujarat|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lq3PAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=23 April 2012|date=1 January 1968|publisher=Comptroller and Auditor General of India}} The river is now dammed by the Suvi Dam,{{cite book|last=Eidinger|first=John M.|title=Gujarat (Kutch) India M7.7 Earthquake of January 26, 2001 and Napa M5.2 Earthquake of Sept. 3, 2000: Lifeline Performance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J_wqqxXqv7EC&pg=PA165|accessdate=23 April 2012|year=2001|publisher=ASCE Publications|isbn=978-0-7844-0584-0|page=165}} a 15 metre high dam completed in 1966.{{cite web|title=Suvi Water Resources Project|url=http://guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in/showpage.aspx?contentid=1580&lang=English|publisher=guj-nwrws.gujarat.gov.in, Government of Gujarat|accessdate=25 December 2015}}

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