Narmada River
It is located mainly in Madhya Pradesh.
• Narmada River is also known as Rewa River.
• The River is originated from Maikala range near Amarkantak .
• Narmada is the largest West flowing river of the peninsular India.
• Narmada flows westwards through a rift valley between the Vindhyan Range on the north and the Satpura Range on the south
• It rises from Maikala range near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, at an elevation of about1057 m.
The River flows through Gujarat, Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra having an area 1 Lakh Sq.km
• It is bounded by the Vindhyas on the north, Maikala range on the east, Satpuras on the south and by the Arabian Sea on the west.
• Its total length from its source in Amarkantak to its estuary in the Gulf of Khambhat is 1,310 km.
• Jabalpur is the only important urban centre in the basin. It makes two waterfalls of 12 m each at Mandhar and Dardi. Near Maheshwar the river again descends from another small fall of 8 m, known as the Sahasradhara Falls.
• There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest.
• The Narmada is navigable upto 112 km from its mouth The tributaries of Narmada River are Kolar River, Shakkar River, Dudhi River, Tawa River, and Hiran River.
• Since the river flows through a narrow valley confined by precipitous (dangerously high or steep) hills, it does not have many tributaries.
• The absence of tributaries is especially noted on the right bank of the river where the Hiran is the only exception.
• The other right bank tributaries are the Orsang, the Barna and the Kolar.
• A few left bank tributaries drain the northern slopes of the Satpura Range and join the Narmada at different places.
• The major Hydro Power Project in the basin are Indira Sagar, Sardar Sarovar, Omkareshwar, Bargi & Maheshwar.