The Kali Sindh, is a river in

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and

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in northern

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. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the

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. The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan, Niwaj and Ahu rivers. The Kali Sindh River drains a major portion of the

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, and is the biggest river flowing in the

Geography

The Kali Sindh is a

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in the Chambal drainage of the Yamuna Basin of the greater

. It typically reaches flood stage during the monsoon season of India. In its lower reaches it forms an alluvial plain.

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deposits are found along the Kali Sindh in

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at Baselio, Majola, and Sherol-khera. The total length of the Kali Sindh river is 550 kilometers, of which 405 kilometers are in Madhya Pradesh and 145 kilometers in Rajasthan.

Course

The Kali Sindh rises in the Vindhya Range near Bagli in Dewas district of

. It crosses State Highway No 18 east of

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near

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where it used to block the road traffic for hours when in flood in older times. It crosses Shajapur district. Then it makes the boundary between Shajapur and Rajgarh districts near Soyatkalan and enters Rajasthan near Binda village. It passes through Baran,

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and Kota districts of Rajasthan and joins the Chambal River at Nonera village in Kota district. The Kali Sindh is fed by the Ahu, Niwaj and

Parwan River Parban River originates in Madhya Pradesh and flows through Rajasthan. It is a tributary of the Kali Sindh. Parban/Parvan originates in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh and flows through Sehore, Shajapur and Rajgarh districts in Madhya Pradesh. ...

Major tributaries

The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh River are: *the

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which flows generally northerly through

and Kota districts of Rajasthan, is joined by its tributary the Amjar, and flows into the Kali Sindh near

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; *the Niwaj River which flows through Jhalawar and Kota districts of Rajasthan; and *the

Parban River Parban River originates in Madhya Pradesh and flows through Rajasthan. It is a tributary of the Kali Sindh. Parban/Parvan originates in Sehore district of Madhya Pradesh and flows through Sehore, Shajapur and Rajgarh districts in Madhya Pradesh. ...

(Parwan) which originates in

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. The Parban flows through Sehore,

Shajapur Shajapur is a town in Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh state in west-central India. It is the headquarters of Shajapur district. Geography Shajapur is located at . It has an average elevation of . The highest peak is known as Bhairo Dungri. ...

and Rajgarh districts in

, and through the Jhalawar, Kota and Baran districts of Rajasthan. It meets the Kali Sindh in Baran district of Rajasthan.

Dams on Kalisindh River

Kalisindh Dam Kalisindh Dam is a concrete gravity dam across Kali Sindh River. It is situated near Jetpura village which is 16 km from Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India. It is built primarily for providing water for irrigation to nearby villages, control an ...

is a major dam across the river situated in Jhalawar district of Rajasthan.

Historical places

(

Dewas Dewas is a city in the Malwa region of the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The municipality was formerly the seat of two 15-Gun Salute state princely states during the British Raj, Dewas Junior state and Dewas Senior state, ruled by the Pua ...

district in

) * Sundarsi Famous for mahakaleshwar temple. The temple is same as mahakaleshwar temple of ujjain. * Sarangpur Rajgarh * Nalkheda (

) * Soyatkalan (On left bank) * Jhalra Patan (

) (On left bank) *

(On right bank) * Palaitha Fort (On the right bank)

References

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