Geography & Rivers
Waterbodies, ranges & projects
Rivers
- Narmada (longest in MP, flows westward through rift valley, sacred river with tributaries like Banjar, Tawa
- central MP)
- Tapti (parallel to Narmada, rift valley
- southern MP)
- Chambal (tributary of Yamuna, flows south to north
- northern MP, agriculturally rich)
- Shipra (sacred, site of Kumbh Mela
- Indore, Ujjain, Dewas)
- Kali Sindh, Parbati, Kuno, Sind, Betwa, Dhasan, Ken, Sunar (Yamuna tributaries, south to north
- northern/eastern MP)
- Son (Ganges tributary, from Maikal hills
- eastern MP)
- Tons, Rihand (Ganges tributaries
- eastern MP)
- Wainganga, Wardha, Pench, Kanhan (Godavari system
- southern MP, Satpuras)
- Hasdeo (Mahanadi basin
- Anuppur district).
Lakes
- Upper Lake (Bhojtal
- Bhopal, major water source)
- Lower Lake (Bhopal)
- Tawa Reservoir (Hoshangabad)
- Shahpura Lake (Bhopal)
- Sangram Sagar Lake (Jabalpur)
- Jalpari Lake (Jabalpur)
- Halali Reservoir (spans Bhopal and Raisen)
- Moti Lake (Bhopal)
- Sharangpani Lake (Bhopal)
- Choral Dam Lake (Indore)
- Badi Jheel (Big Lake
- Jabalpur)
- Sagar Lake (Sagar)
- Rani Talab (Rewa)
- Rani Lake (Rewa).
Canals
- Mahanadi Project Canals (eastern MP)
- Wainganga Canal (Balaghat)
- Tandula Canal (Balaghat)
- Chambal Project Canals (northern MP, Morena, Bhind)
- Barna Project Canals (Raisen, Sehore)
- Tawa Project Canals (Hoshangabad)
- Halali Project Canal (Vidisha)
- Benganga Canal (Balaghat, Bhandara)
- Dejla-Dewada Canal (Kunda river, Balaghat).
Mountain Ranges
- Vindhya Range (northern bank of Narmada, boundary between north/south India
- central/northern MP)
- Satpura Range (southern bank of Narmada, includes Gawilgarh/Mahadeo Hills
- southern MP, watershed for Godavari).
Major Projects
- Bansagar Dam (on Son River
- Rewa, multipurpose irrigation/hydropower)
- Indirasagar Dam (on Narmada
- Khandwa, irrigates Khandwa/Khargone)
- Gandhi Sagar Dam (on Chambal
- Mandsaur)
- Tawa Dam (on Tawa
- Hoshangabad)
- Barna Dam (on Barna
- Raisen)
- Halali Dam (on Halali
- Vidisha)
- Omkareshwar Dam (on Narmada
- Khandwa)
- Madikheda Dam (on Sindh
- Shivpuri)
- Kundalia Irrigation Project (on Kalisindh
- Rajgarh/Agar-Malwa)
- Mohanpura Irrigation Project (on Newaj
- Rajgarh)
- Bheemgarh Dam (on Wainganga
- Seoni)
- Kutni Dam (on Kutni
- Mandla).