Though a moderate river, it has several names and many small tributaries and estuaries. It flows through Kandi subdivision and near Kalyanpur (Murshidabad) this river merged with Bhagirathi.[3] Its many backwaters and side channels also connect with the Bhagirathi. It is a hill stream with beds full of pebbles and yellow clay.[4]
Deucha barrage
A barrage at Deucha on the Dwarka river has a capacity of 1,700,000 cubic metres (1,400acre⋅ft).[5] It is on the west side of NH 60, in Birbhum district .
↑"Murshidabad". District administration. Archived from the original on 5 March 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
↑"Poverty and Vulnerability"(PDF). Vulnerability due to flood. Human Development Report: Birbhum. Archived from the original(PDF) on 7 August 2010. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
