Rivers and Lakes in Orissa, India
20.9N 85.0E
India - October 3rd, 2011
This wide-swath ASAR image shows rivers and lakes in the state of Orissa, India. The most prominent river is the Mahanadi (Brahmani). The Hirakud Reservoir can be observed by the center left edge, with the Rengali Reservoir to the east.
Visible near the center of the bottom edge is Chilka Lake, a brackish water lagoon, spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Orissa state on the east coast of India, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal. It is the largest coastal lagoon in India and the second largest lagoon in the world.
