Welu River | |
Name Other: | Vel River |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | India |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Maharashtra |
Subdivision Type4: | District |
Subdivision Name4: | Pune |
Subdivision Type5: | Taluka |
Subdivision Name5: | Khed |
Length: | 68km (42miles) |
Source1: | Sahyadris |
Source1 Location: | Satgaon Platue,Ambegaon taluka, Pune District, Maharashtra |
Source1 Coordinates: | 19.0347°N 73.8364°W |
Mouth: | Bhima River |
Mouth Location: | Near Talegaon Damdhere, Taluka Shirur, Pune, Maharashtra |
Mouth Coordinates: | 19.1794°N 73.04°W |
Basin Size: | 297.31 Sq.km |
Welu River or Vel River is a minor but important tributary of Bhima River in Pune district, Maharashtra, India. It originates and flows through the Ambegaon, Khed, Shirur talukas of Pune District.[1]
The Welu rises in the Sahyadris to the north-east of Ambegaon Taluka[2] and crosses Ambegaon from north-west to south-east. It is rocky both in bed and bank, but the bed is wide, and the average volume of water is small compared with the area through which it flows. Irrigation works of considerable importance have been established on it.At its confluence with Bhima river near Talegaon Damdhere.