# Sharda River

_River in India and Nepal_

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Last updated: 2026-10-31

> The Sharda River is the downstream of Kāli River (or Mahakali River) that originates in the northern Uttarakhand state of India in the Great Himalayas on the eastern slopes of Nanda Devi massif, at an elevation of 3,600 m (11,800 ft) in the Pithoragarh district. It then flows on the Nepal and India border. Descending, it enters the Indo-Gangetic Plain at Brahmadev Mandi in Nepal, where it expands above the Sharda Barrage. From that point onward, it is known as the Sharda River. The river proceeds southeastward into India through northern Uttar Pradesh before merging with the Ghaghara River southwest of Bahraich, covering a distance of approximately 300 miles (480 km).

## Quick facts

- **Type:** river ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2095324#P31))
- **Coordinates:** 27.3351, 81.3835

## About

It offers potential for hydroelectric power generation. The river is also proposed as source for one of the many projects in the Himalayan component of the Indian Rivers Inter-link project.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sharda River](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharda_River) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): महाकाली नदी](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%80) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q2095324](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2095324) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Sharda or Mahakali River AJTJ P1020802.jpg by A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF (CC BY-SA 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sharda_or_Mahakali_River_AJTJ_P1020802.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sharda River, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Sharda or Mahakali River AJTJ P1020802.jpg — A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 4.0.

## Cite this page

"Sharda River". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/sharda-river. Retrieved 5 November 2026.