Chambal River
| Chambal River | |
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 Chambal river near Dholpur, Rajasthan
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| Country | India |
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| States | Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Banas, Mej |
| - right | Parbati, Kali Sindh, Shipra |
| Source | Janapav Hills |
| - location | Vindhyachal Ranges, teh. Mhow(officially known as Dr Ambedkar Nagar)near Manpur Indore district, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| - elevation | 843 m (2,766 ft) |
| - coordinates | 22°27′N 75°31′E / 22.450°N 75.517°E |
| Mouth | Yamuna River |
| - location | Sahon, Bhind (M.P.) and Etawah (U.P.), Madhya Pradesh, India |
| - elevation | 122 m (400 ft) |
| - coordinates | 26°29′20″N 79°15′10″E / 26.48889°N 79.25278°ECoordinates: 26°29′20″N 79°15′10″E / 26.48889°N 79.25278°E |
| Length | 960 km (596.5 mi) |
| Basin | 143,219 km2 (55,297.2 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 456 m3/s (16,103 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 2,074.68 m3/s (73,267 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 58.53 m3/s (2,067 cu ft/s) |
 Map of the rivers and lakes in India
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 Location of the mouth in India
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The Chambal River is a tributary of the Yamuna River in central India, and thus forms part of the greater Gangetic drainage system. The river flows north-northeast through Madhya Pradesh, running for a time through Rajasthan, then forming the boundary between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh before turning southeast to join the Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh state.
It is a legendary river and finds mention in ancient scriptures. The perennial Chambal originates at janapav, south of Mhow town, near manpurIndore, on the south slope of the Vindhya Range in Madhya Pradesh. The Chambal and its tributaries drain the Malwa region of northwestern Madhya Pradesh, while its tributary, the Banas, which rises in the Aravalli Range, drains southeastern Rajasthan. It ends a confluence of five rivers, including the Chambal, Kwari, Yamuna, Sind, Pahuj, at Pachnada near Bhareh in Uttar Pradesh state, at the border of Bhind and Etawah districts.
The Chambal River is considered pollution free, and hosts an amazing riverine faunal assemblage including 2 species of crocodilians – the mugger and gharial, 8 species of freshwater turtles, smooth-coated otters, gangetic river dolphins, skimmers, black-bellied terns, sarus cranes and black-necked storks, amongst others.
The 960 kilometres (600 mi) long Chambal River originates from the Singar Chouri peak on the northern slopes of the Vindhyan escarpment, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) West-South-West of Mhow in Indore District, Madhya Pradesh state, at an elevation of about 843 metres (2,766 ft). The river flows first in a northerly direction through Madhya Pradesh (M.P.) for about 346 kilometres (215 mi) and then in a generally north-easterly direction for 225 kilometres (140 mi) through Rajasthan. The Chambal flows for another 217 kilometres (135 mi) between M.P. and Rajasthan and a further 145 kilometres (90 mi) between M.P. and Uttar Pradesh(U.P.). It enters U.P. and flows for about 32 kilometres (20 mi) before joining the Yamuna River in Jalaun District at an elevation of 122 metres (400 ft), to form a part of the greater Gangetic drainage system.
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