River flow from central highlands to west in india
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The Narmada River, also called the Rewa and previously also known as Nerbudda,[2] is a river in central India after the Godavari, and the Krishna. It is also known as "Life Line of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh" for its huge contribution to the state of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh in many ways. Narmada rises from Amarkantak Plateau near Anuppur district. It forms the traditional boundary between North India and South India and flows westwards over a length of 1,312 km (815.2 mi) before draining through the Gulf of Khambhat into the Arabian Sea, 30 km
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West Flowing Rivers of The Peninsular India:
- Narmada River
- Tapti River
- Sabarmati River
- Mahi River
- Mahi RiverLuni River
Narmada River:
Narmada is the largest west flowing river of the peninsular India.
Narmada flows westwards through a rift valley between the Vindhyan Range on the north and the Satpura Range on the south.
It rises from Maikala range near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, at an elevation of about 1057 m.
Narmada basin extends over states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh having an area ~1 Lakh Sq.km.
It is bounded by the Vindhyas on the north, Maikala range on the east, Satpuras on the south and by the Arabian Sea on the west.
Its total length from its source in Amarkantak to its estuary in the Gulf of Khambhat is 1,310 km.
The hilly regions are in the upper part of the basin, and lower middle reaches are broad and fertile areas well suited for cultivation.
Jabalpur is the only important urban centre in the basin.
The river slopes down near Jabalpur where it cascades (a small waterfall, especially one in a series) 15 m into a gorge to form the Dhuan Dhar (Cloud of Mist) Falls.
Since the gorge is composed of marble, it is popularly known as the Marble Rocks.
It makes two waterfalls of 12 m each at Mandhar and Dardi. Near Maheshwar the river again descends from another small fall of 8 m, known as the Sahasradhara Falls.
There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest.
The Narmada is navigable upto 112 km from its mouth.
Tapti River:
The Tapti (also known as the Tapi) is the second largest west flowing river of the Peninsular India and is known as ‘the twin’ or ‘the handmaid’ of the Narmada.
It originates near Multai reserve forest in Madhya Pradesh at an elevation of 752 m.
Flows for about 724 km before outfalling into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Cambay [Gulf of Khambhat].
The Tapti River along with its tributaries flows over the plains of Vidharbha, Khandesh and Gujarat and over large areas in the state of Maharashtra and a small area in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.
The basin extends over states of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat having an area of ~ 65,000 Sq.km
Situated in the Deccan plateau, the basin is bounded by the Satpura range on the north, Mahadev hills on the east, Ajanta Range and the Satmala hills on the south and by the Arabian Sea on the west.
The hilly region of the basin is well forested while the plains are broad and fertile areas suitable for cultivation.
There are two well defined physical regions, in the basin, viz hilly region and plains; the hilly regions comprising Satpura, Satmalas, Mahadeo, Ajanta and Gawilgarh hills are well forested.
The plain covers the Khandesh areas (Khandesh is a region of central India, which forms the northwestern portion of Maharashtra state) which are broad and fertile suitable for cultivation primarily.
Tributaries of Tapti River
Right Bank: the Suki, the Gomai, the Arunavati and the Aner.
Left Bank: the Vaghur, the Amravati, the Buray, the Panjhra, the Bori, the Girna, the Purna, the Mona and the Sipna
Sabarmati River:
The Sabarmati is the name given to the combined streams the Sabar and Hathmati.
The Sabarmati basin extends over states of Rajasthan and Gujarat having an area of 21,674 Sq km.
The basin is bounded by Aravalli hills on the north and north-east, by Rann of Kutch on the west and by Gulf of Khambhat on the south.
Sabarmati originates from Aravalli hills at an elevation of 762 m near village Tepur, in Udaipur district of Rajasthan.
The total length of river from origin to outfall into the Arabian Sea is 371 km.
The major part of basin is covered with agriculture accounting to 74.68% of the total area.
Rainfall varies from a meager few mm in Saurastra to over 1000 mm in southern part.
Left bank tributaries: the Wakal, the Hathmati and the Vatrak.
Right bank tributaries: the Sei.
Projects: Sabarmati reservoir (Dharoi), Hathmati reservoir and Meshwo reservoir project are major projects completed during the plan period.
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Mahi River:
The Mahi basin extends over states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat having total area of 34,842 Sq km.
It is bounded by Aravalli hills on the north and the north-west, by Malwa Plateau on the east, by the Vindhyas on the south and by the Gulf of Khambhat on the west.
The total length of Mahi is 583 km.
Luni River:
The Luni or the Salt River (Lonari or Lavanavari in Sanskrit) is named so because its water is brackish below Balotra.
Luni is the only river basin of any significance in Western Rajasthan, which form the bulk of arid zone.
Luni originates from western slopes of the Aravalli ranges at an elevation of 772 m near Ajmer flowing in South West direction and traversing a course of 511 km in Rajasthan.