The Ken River is one of the major

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s in the Bundelkhand region of central

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and flows through the states of

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and

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. It is a tributary of the Yamuna.

Course

The Ken River originates near the village Ahirgawan on the north-west slopes of Barner Range in Katni district and travels a distance of , before merging with the Yamuna at Chilla village, district Banda in Uttar Pradesh at Ken has an overall

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of , out of which 12,620 km² belong to Sonar River its largest tributary, whose entire basin lies in Madhya Pradesh; and along its course it receives water from its own tributaries such as Bawas, Dewar, Kaith and Baink on the left bank, and Kopra and Bearma of the right. Out of its total length of it flows for in Madhya Pradesh, in Uttar Pradesh, and forms the boundary between the two states. Crossing the Bijawar-Panna Plateau, the Ken River cuts a long, and deep gorge. Several streams join the Ken in this gorge making waterfalls. The Ken valley separates the

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from the Satna Plateau.

References

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