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Betwa River
River in northern India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Betwa (Sanskrit: वेत्रावती) is a river in Central and Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. It rises in the Vindhya Range (Raisen) just north of Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram) in Madhya Pradesh and flows northeast through Madhya Pradesh and Orchha to Uttar Pradesh.[1] Nearly half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the Malwa Plateau. The confluence of the Betwa and the Yamuna rivers is in Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh.[1]
Quick Facts Betwa River Vetravatī, Location ...
Betwa River Vetravatī | |
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![]() Betwa River near Orchha | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
Cities | Vidisha, Sanchi, Ganj Basoda, Kurwai, Orchha, Hamirpur |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Vindhya Range |
• location | Vindhya Range north of Hoshangabad[1] |
Mouth | Yamuna |
• location | Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
• coordinates | 25°55′03″N 80°12′45″E |
Discharge | |
• location | Rajghat Dam[citation needed] |
• average | 658 m3/s (23,200 cu ft/s)[citation needed] |
• maximum | 3,178 m3/s (112,200 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Halali, Kaliyasoth, Urwashi |
• right | Bina, Dhasaan, Jamni |
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The Indian navy named one of its frigates INS Betwa in honour of the river.[2]