Terekhol River

The Terekhol River is a river in western India. In its upper reaches it is known as the Banda River and in the lower reaches as the Tiracol.[1] It forms the boundary between Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra state and North Goa district of Goa state for some distance.[2] The Tiracol rises in the environs of the Manohargad in the Western Ghats and flows in a south-westerly direction to meet the Arabian Sea.[3]

Tiracol River
Tiracol river with Goa on the left and Maharashtra on the right
Native name	Terekhol River Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Location
Country	India
States	Goa, Maharashtra
Districts	North Goa, Sindhudurg,
Sub Districts	Pernem, Bicholim
Villages	Tiracol, Querim,
Physical characteristics
Source	undefined
• location	Maharashtra
• coordinates	15.934516, 73.861644
• elevation	5,220 m (17,130 ft)
Mouth	Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean
• location	India
• coordinates	15.720467, 73.690546
Basin size	435 square kilometres (168 sq mi)
Width
• maximum	1 km (0.62 mi)
Depth
• minimum	0.2 m (0.66 ft)
• maximum	20 m (66 ft)
Discharge
• average	20.9 cubic metres per second (740 cu ft/s; 20,900 L/s; 5,500 USgal/s)
• minimum	18 cubic metres per second (640 cu ft/s; 18,000 L/s; 4,800 USgal/s)
• maximum	34 cubic metres per second (1,200 cu ft/s; 34,000 L/s; 9,000 USgal/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	2
• right	0

A ferry crossing Tiracol river near Kiranpani, Aronda

The Portuguese era Tiracol Fort is located on the northern mouth of this river which is also in the far north-west of Goa, which has been turned into a heritage hotel now.[4] The fort has been converted into a tourist destination, maintained in excellent condition. From Querim, you can cross the Tiracol River by ferry and then it is 2 km to the fort. 600 meters from the Tiracol ferry point is the Hotel Hill Rock which has accommodation and a bistro in it.