The Budhabalanga, meaning old Balanga, rises in the Similipal hills and plunges through
Barehipani Falls, the second-
highest waterfall in India, located in
Simlipal National Park. It then flows in a northerly direction up to the village Karanjiapal in
Bangriposi police-station area. Thereafter, it turns to the north-east and flows along the railway track up to the village Jhankapahadi. There the Budhabalanga changes its course to the south and accepts the Katra nala. The other tributaries of the Budhabalanga are the Palpala and the Chipat, both of which are hill streams rising also from the Similipal hills. Then the river passes through
Baripada. It later flows through Balasore district and into the
Bay of Bengal. ==River data==