The Sindh River, a tributary of the
Yamuna River
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, flows through the
India
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n
states of
Madhya Pradesh
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and
Uttar Pradesh
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.
Course
The Sindh originates on the
Malwa Plateau in
Vidisha district, and flows north-northeast through the districts of
Guna,
Ashoknagar,
Shivpuri,
Datia,
Gwalior
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and
Bhind in Madhya Pradesh to join the Yamuna River in
Jalaun district,
Uttar Pradesh
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, just after the confluence of the
Chambal River with the Yamuna River. It has a total length of , out of which are in Madhya Pradesh and are in Uttar Pradesh.
Tributaries
The major tributaries of the Sindh are the Parbati,
Pahuj,
Kwari (Kunwari), and Mahuar.
The Mahuar River is also locally known as the Samoha River and passes through the former
Karera Wildlife Sanctuary.
Dam
Manikheda Dam has been constructed across the Sindh River in
Shivpuri district and a Pickup Dam named as Mohini Sagar is situated downstream.
Notes and references
{{Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh
Rivers of Madhya Pradesh
Tributaries of the Yamuna River
Rivers of Uttar Pradesh