Kali River (Uttar Pradesh)

Not to be confused with Kali River (Uttarakhand).

For other rivers named Kali, see Kali River (disambiguation).

Kali River (Kali)
River
Country	India
City	Muzaffar Nagar
Source	Doon Valley
- location	Uttarakhand, India
Mouth	Hindon River
- location	Uttar Pradesh
Length	150 km (93 mi)
Basin	750 km2 (290 sq mi)

The Kali River originates in the Doon Valley and passes through Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar and Bagpat districts, before merging with Hindon River (at Barnava, Bagpat), which goes on to merge with the Yamuna River (near Delhi), which itself goes to merge with the Ganga River, which finally merges with the Bay of Bengal. The total length of the river from its origin up to its confluence with the Hindon river is 150 km. The river is named Kali, possibly because the colour of the river is black (kala in Hindi).

Pollution and ecology

The Kali River is quite polluted from both raw sewage and industrial discharges. It is one of the rivers that is targeted for clean-up under the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA).