Betwa River
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. 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.
| Betwa River Vetravatī | |
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Betwa River near Orchha | |
Map of the rivers and lakes in India | |
Location of the mouth in India | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Cities | Vidisha, Sanchi, Orchha, Hamirpur |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vindhya Range |
| • location | Vindhya Range north of Hoshangabad |
| Mouth | Yamuna |
• location | Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
• coordinates | 25°55′03″N 80°12′45″E |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rajghat Dam |
| • average | 658 m3/s (23,200 cu ft/s) |
| • maximum | 3,178 m3/s (112,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Bina (river), Dhasaan, Jamni |
The Indian navy named one of its frigates INS Betwa in honour of the river.
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