Tapti (Tapi) तपती, ताप्ती, तापी, તાપ્તી |
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Surya Putri सुर्यपुत्री, સુર્યપુત્રી |
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River | |
Country | India |
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States | Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat |
Cities | Multai, Betul, Burhanpur, Bhusawal, Surat |
Source | |
- location | Betul District |
Mouth | Gulf of Khambhat (Arabian Sea) |
- location | Dumas, Surat, Gujarat |
Length | 724 km (450 mi) approx. |
Discharge | for Dumas Beach |
- average | 489 m3/s (17,269 cu ft/s) |
- max | 9,830 m3/s (347,143 cu ft/s) |
- min | 2 m3/s (71 cu ft/s) |
The Tapi River (or Taptee) flows in central India from east to west, between the Godavari and Narmada rivers. It flows through Surat, and is crossed by the Magdalla ONGC Bridge.
The river is supposedly named after the goddess Tapti, the daughter of Surya, the Sun god, who according to legend founded the Kuru Dynasty when she married King Samvarna.
Coordinates: 21°06′N 72°41′E / 21.100°N 72.683°E