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Sindh River

Coordinates: 26°26′17″N 79°12′43″E / 26.43806°N 79.21194°E / 26.43806; 79.21194
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Sindh River
The Sindh River is a tributary of the Yamuna River.
Location
CountryIndia
StateMadhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
Physical characteristics
SourceMalwa Plateau
 • locationVidisha district, Madhya Pradesh
MouthYamuna River
 • location
Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh
 • coordinates
26°26′17″N 79°12′43″E / 26.43806°N 79.21194°E / 26.43806; 79.21194
Length470 km (290 mi)
Basin size26,699 km2
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKwari River
 • rightPahuj River

The Sindh River, a tributary of the Yamuna River, flows through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Course

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The Sindh originates on the Malwa Plateau in Vidisha district, and flows north-northeast through the districts of Guna, Ashoknagar, Shivpuri, Datia, Gwalior and Bhind in Madhya Pradesh to join the Yamuna River in Jalaun district, Uttar Pradesh, just after the confluence of the Chambal River with the Yamuna River. It has a total length of 470 kilometres (290 mi), out of which 461 kilometres (286 mi) are in Madhya Pradesh and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) are in Uttar Pradesh.[1][2]

Tributaries

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The major tributaries of the Sindh are the Parbati, Pahuj, Kwari (Kunwari), and Mahuar.[2] The Mahuar River is also locally known as the Samoha River and passes through the former Karera Wildlife Sanctuary.[1]

Dam

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Manikheda Dam has been constructed across the Sindh River in Shivpuri district and a Pickup Dam named as Mohini Sagar is situated downstream.[3]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ a b "A Watershed" (PDF). Envis Madhya Pradesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Water Resources". ENVIS Centre of Madhya Pradesh's State of Environment. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Dams, Rivers & People Dams, Rivers & People" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2009.