The Kwari River, also known as the Kuwari or Kunwari River, flows through the

Sheopur Sheopur is a city in Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Sheopur District. Sheopur is linked by narrow gauge rail to Gwalior(No longer in operation). The town is traditionally famous for its wood c ...

Morena Morena is the headquarter city of Morena district, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is governed by a municipality corporation. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Chambal division. It is from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh. G ...

and

Bhind Bhind is a city in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the Bhind district. Demographics As of 2011 Indian Census, Bhind had a total population of 197,585, of which 105,352 were males and 92,233 were females. Populati ...

districts of

Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh (, ; meaning 'central province') is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Jabalpur, Ujjain, Gwalior, Sagar, and Rewa being the other major cities. Madhya Pradesh is the seco ...

in central

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. The total length of the river is approx 220 km.

Geography

The river originates near the village of Devpura. The Kwari is a tributary of the

Sindh River The Sindh River, a tributary of the Yamuna River, flows through the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. Course The Sindh originates on the Malwa Plateau in Vidisha district, and flows north-northeast through the districts of ...

, draining into the Sindh at the Etawah District. The Sindh River joins the

Yamuna The Yamuna ( Hindustani: ), also spelt Jumna, is the second-largest tributary river of the Ganges by discharge and the longest tributary in India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of about on the southwestern slopes of B ...

River further downstream at

Pachnada The Pachnada is an area near () at the border of Jalaun district, Etawah district and Auraiya district of Uttar Pradesh state, India. It is also near the border of Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh state, where tourists can witness the confluence ...

. The towns of

Bijeypur Vijaypur also known as Bijeypur is a Town located in district Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh, India. This town is a part of the Vijaypur (Vidhan Sabha) constituency and Morena (Lok Sabha) constituency. It is located on the bank of the Kwari River. T ...

and

Kailaras Kailaras is a town and a nagar panchayat in Morena district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.The name of the town is related to Kailash mountain due to the Temple of God Shankar,Alopi Shankar Temple which is situated on a hill 490 meters ...

are located along its bank. The river has no tributaries. The Kwari Bridge was constructed in 1962. The total catchment of the river is 23 999 km2.

Culture

The river was mentioned in the epic ''

Mahabharata The ''Mahābhārata'' ( ; sa, महाभारतम्, ', ) is one of the two major Sanskrit literature, Sanskrit Indian epic poetry, epics of ancient India in Hinduism, the other being the ''Ramayana, Rāmāyaṇa''. It narrates the s ...

''. Some upstream farmers have been accused of diverting water flows leading to

water scarcity Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two types of water scarcity: physical or economic water scarcity. Physical water scarcity is whe ...

downstream.

Etymology

According to legend, a local maiden was secretly accustomed to taking her two bulls to a well to drink. No one else could water cattle there, for the water level was too low. However, the girl was able to make the water rise by taking off her garments and making a prayer. One day, a man grew curious about her power and followed her to the well. When the girl realized that the man had witnessed her nude, she was covered in shame. She jumped into the well, which subsequently overflowed and turned into a stream, hereafter named the "Kwari River," which means "the virgin's river."

References

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