Vaitarna

{{hatnote|This actual river should be distinguished from its mythological counterpart. For the river in Orissa sometimes known as the Vaitarna, see Baitarani River.}}

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| image_caption = Vaitarna River, view from Silent Hill Resort

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| length = {{convert|154|km|mi|abbr=on}} approx.

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| source1 = Trimbakeshwar, Nashik

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| mouth = Arabian Sea

| mouth_location = Palghar district, Maharashtra

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The Vaitarna River (IAST: Vaitarṇā, pronunciation: [ʋəit̪əɾɳaː]) is a river in Nashik and Palghar district of Maharashtra. The Tansa is its left bank tributary and the Pinjal, Dehraja, and Surya are its right bank tributaries. Upper stretches of the Vaitarna are clean but in lower stretches it is polluted due to untreated industrial and civic waste. The Vaitarna is one of the most polluted rivers in India.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/mumbai-news/maharashtra-has-the-most-polluted-rivers-in-india-report/story-niJlawYJcUykXtDmo1DQzJ.html|last=Badri Chaterjee|date= 4 October 2017|access-date=18 October 2017|location=Mumbai|work=Hindustan Times|title=Maharashtra has the most polluted rivers in India: Report}}