Rivers of Madhya Pradesh
Introduction
Madhya Pradesh is known as the "Bridal home of rivers". Madhya Pradesh has highest number of Rivers. Four big rivers of Madhya Pradesh are Narmada, Chambal, Sone and Tapti. Rivers of Madhya Pradesh are 'island type' rivers.
Major rivers flowing through Madhya Pradesh are Narmada river, Chambal river, Son River, Tapti river, Betwa River Shipra River, Tawa River, BenGanga River, Kali Sindh River, Sindh River.
Let us study about these Rivers in detail (its origin,its end, its tributaries, its special name, waterfalls made by rivers, its direction, dams built on them etc.) :-
Narmada river
It originate from Anuppur in Maikal Hill range Amarkantak and merges into the sea at bay of Khambhat Gujarat near Bharuch. Narmada is 1312 kilometre long and 1077 kilometre flows in Madhya Pradesh. It is called as line of Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. Narmada has highest number of tributaries i.e. 41 some of them are Tawa, Sher, Shakkar, Heran, Varna, Doodhi, Goi, Oori, Hathani, Barnar, Karzan, Kolar, Tindoni, Maan etc. Narmada forms waterfalls of Dhuandhar in Bhedaghat, Dugdha Dhara, Kapil Dhara in Amarkantak, Sahastra Dhara in Maheshwar, Dardi and Mandhar. Narmada river is also known as Reva, Maikal Suta, Shankari, Somodeve, Namodos. Narmada river is the India's biggest river which flows in west direction. It is India's fifth biggest river. Narmada river flows through 3 States Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra. It is Madhya Pradesh longest and biggest river which flows through Shahdol, Mandala, Jabalpur, Narsinghpur Hoshangabad, Khandwa and Khargone district. Narmada river does not form Delta whereas it forms Estuary i.e. Narrow Trench.
Chambal river
Chambal river originates from Janapav Hills in Mhow Tehsil of Indore district and ends in Yamuna river in Itawa district of Uttar Pradesh. Tributaries of Chambal river are Shipra, KaliSindh, Parvati, Banas, Mej. Chambal river makes the border with Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. It flows through Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Chambal river flows towards north-east direction and the total length of Chambal river is 965 kilometres. Old name of Chambal river is ' Charmavati'. It creates big holes on its bank which becomes hide outs for Dacoits. Gandhi Sagar Dam in Mandsaur, Rana Pratap Sagar Dam in Chittorgarh and Jawahar Sagar Dam in Kota Rajasthan are the three dams built on Chambal river. Kota Barrage is also built on Chambal river.
Sone River
Sone River originates from Maikal range Amarkantak Anuppur and ends in Ganga river in Danapur near Patna. Sone river flows from 3 states Madhya Pradesh Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Johila is the main tributary of Sone river. Total length of Sone river is 780 kilometres. Sone river flows from South to north direction. Sone river is also known as Swarna River. Bansagar project is built over it.
Tapti River
Tapti River originates from Multai Tehsil of Betul District Satpura Hill range and ends in Bay of Khambhat Gujarat near Surat. Poorna is the main tributary Tapti River. It flows from east to west direction in parallel with Narmada river. It flows through Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Tapti River does not forms delta it forms Estuary as Narmada river.
Betwa River
Betwa river originates from Kumara Gaon Raisen and ends in Yamuna river near Hamirpur in Uttar Pradesh. Beena, Dhasaan, Sindh are tributaries of Betwa River. It create borders of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Total length of Betwa river is 380 kilometres. It flows from North to east direction. Betwa River's Pouranik name is "Vetravati".
Shipra river
It originates from Kakari Bardi near Indore and ends in Chambal river in Mandsaur. It flows towards the North direction. Khan river is tributary of Shipra river.
Tawa River
It originate from Kalibheet Hills of Mahadev mountain in Pachmarhi and ends in Narmada river in Hoshangabad. Malni, Suptava and Denva are the tributaries of Tawa River.
BenGanga River
It originate from Pratappur of Seoni and ends in Maharashtra after merging into Vardha. Its tributaries are Kanan, Pench, Bavanthandi. BenGanga flows towards South Direction.
Kali Sindh River
It originate from Vindhyachal Hills in Bagali in Dewas district and ends in Chambal river in Rajasthan. It flows through Shajapur and Rajgarh districts. Total length of Kali Sindh river is 150 kilometres.
Sindh River
It originates near Sironj in Vidisha district and ends in Chambal river in Itawa Uttar Pradesh. It flows through Guna, Shivpuri, Datia and Bhind in Madhya Pradesh.
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