Ken (river)
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Ken Hindi केन नदी |
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 Middle reaches of the Ken with the Raneh waterfalls |
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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 ° 56 ′ 40 ″ N , 80 ° 14 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Source height | 550 m | |
| muzzle | in the Yamuna coordinates: 25 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 80 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E 25 ° 36 ′ 0 ″ N , 80 ° 31 ′ 0 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | 75 m | |
| Height difference | 475 m | |
| Bottom slope | 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | 427 km | |
| Catchment area | 28,056 km² | |
| Left tributaries | sonar | |
| Big cities | Banda | |
 Yamuna and tributaries |
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 Ken during the monsoon season |
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The Ken ( Hindi केन नदी , English Ken River ) is an approx. 425 km long non-navigable tributary of the Yamuna in the Bundelkhand region in northern India . The river, which usually dries out in early summer (April, May), belongs to the Ganges catchment area .
course
The Ken rises in the central Indian Vindhya Mountains at an altitude of approx. 550 m about 80 km southwest of Satna , flows through the state of Madhya Pradesh and the Panna National Park in mostly north or north-east direction and flows into the Yamuna southwest of Fatehpur in the state of Uttar Pradesh . 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.
Tributaries
The Ken has one large and several small tributaries; up to its confluence with the Ken in the north of the Damoh district, the Sonar River is longer than its upper reaches and has a catchment area of about 12,620 km².
Places on the river
Especially during the late summer monsoon season , the level of the Ken rises enormously and large-scale lake landscapes are formed, which has largely prevented the settlement of larger cities and even smaller settlements in the immediate vicinity of the river. Only the city of Banda in the state of Uttar Pradesh is located near the southern bank of the Ken about 40 km before its confluence with the Yamuna.
Reservoirs etc.
There are plans to connect the river systems of Betwa and Ken via canals ( Ken – Betwa River Link ).
Attractions
Although today's state of Madhya-Pradesh belongs to the core zones of north Indian culture of the 1st and early 2nd millennium, there are hardly any sights on the sparsely populated banks of the Ken. The temple district of Khajuraho is about 20 km west of the river; from there tours to the gorges of the Ken and the Raneh waterfalls are offered.
Web links
- Ken River - Quick Facts (English)
- Ken River - Photos and brief information (English)