The Sabarmati river is one of the biggest rivers of Gujarat. It originates in Dhebar lake in Aravalli Range of the Udaipur District of Rajasthan and meets the Gulf of Cambay of Arabian Sea after travelling 371 km in a south-westerly direction. The Sabarmati basin has a maximum length of 300 km. and maximum width of 105 km. The total catchment area of the basin is 21674 km² out of which, 4124 km² lies in Rajasthan State and the remaining 18550 km² in Gujarat State.It is believed that earlier the river used to flow from Manek Chowk.