Betwa
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Betwa बेतवा |
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 Upper course of the Betwa near Bhojpur |
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| location | Madhya Pradesh , Uttar Pradesh ( India ) | |
| River system | Ganges | |
| Drain over | Yamuna → Ganges → Indian Ocean | |
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Vindhya Mountains 23 ° 1 ′ 40 ″ N , 77 ° 34 ′ 56 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 600 m | |
| muzzle | in the Yamuna coordinates: 25 ° 55 ′ 10 " N , 80 ° 12 ′ 50" E 25 ° 55 ′ 10 " N , 80 ° 12 ′ 50" E |
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| Mouth height | 78 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 522 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.88 ‰ | |
| length | 590 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 50,000 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Halali , Baen | |
| Right tributaries | Bina , Nion , Dhasan | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Rajgat Sagar , Matatila Sagar , Parichha Sagar | |
| Big cities | Vidisha | |
| Medium-sized cities | Orchha | |
| Communities | Sanchi | |
 Course of the Chambal in the catchment area of the Yamuna |
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.jpg) Chhatris of the Bundela Dynasty near Orchha |
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The Betwa (Hindi: बेतवा; sometimes also Betravati ) is a non-navigable river in northern India that belongs to the Ganges catchment area .
course
The Betwa rises in the central Indian Vindhya Mountains about 20 km southeast of Bhopal , flows through the states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh in mostly north or north-east direction and flows into the Yamuna after about 600 kilometers at Hamirpur . The catchment area lies in a semi-arid to semi-humid climatic area, which is characterized by savannah-like vegetation with thorny woods and deciduous dry forests. In the hilly edge area of the Ganges plain , the agricultural areas are widely affected by soil erosion .
Places on the river
Especially during the late summer monsoon season , the level of the Betwa rises enormously and large-scale lake landscapes are formed, which has so far prevented the settlement of larger towns or even cities in the immediate vicinity of the river.
Reservoirs
There are plans to link the Betwa and Ken river systems via canals ( Ken – Betwa River Link ).
Attractions
The state of Madhya-Pradesh belongs to the core zones of North Indian culture of the 1st millennium. Sites like Sanchi , Udayagiri and Deogarh with the Jain temples located in the rocks high above the river and the extraordinary Dashavatara temple are highlights of Indian architecture and sculpture. But the palaces and memorial buildings ( chhatris ) of the Bundela dynasty near Orchha in the Bundelkhand region, built in the 16th and 17th centuries, are also worth seeing.
