Kali Sindh
Kali Sindh is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Coordinates
- 24.03°, 76.26°
About Kali Sindh
The Kali Sindh (Krashna Sindhu) is a river in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in northern India. It is a tributary of the Chambal River in the Ganges Basin. The main tributaries of the Kali Sindh are the Parwan, Niwaj and Ahu rivers. The Kali Sindh River drains a major portion of the Malwa region, and is the biggest river flowing in the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kali Sindh River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kali Sindh in Depth
Geography
The Kali Sindh is a perennial stream in the Chambal drainage of the Yamuna Basin of the greater Ganges Basin. It typically reaches flood stage during the monsoon season of India. In its lower reaches it forms an alluvial plain. Bauxite deposits are found along the Kali Sindh in Kota district at Baselio, Majola, and Sherol-khera.
The 550-kilometer Kali Sindh river flows for 405 kilometers in Madhya Pradesh and 145 kilometers in Rajasthan.
The Kali Sindh rises in the Vindhya Range near Bagli in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh.
It crosses State Highway No 18 east of Indore near Sonkatch where it used to block the road traffic for hours when in flood in older times. It passes through Sundersi town in Shajapur district.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Kali Sindh River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kali Sindh: Key Facts
| Length | 351 km |
|---|---|
| Drainage basin | 24,663 km² |
| Mouth | Chambal River |
Facts from Wikidata Q6352448 (CC0).
Major River Dossiers
Hand-written studies of the great river systems of history.
Connected Reaches
Nearby watercourses in the same drainage network.
Water Bodies in the Catchment
Settlements Along the Reach
Hydraulic Infrastructure Nearby
Surrounding Terrain
Kali Sindh: Quick Answers
- Where is Kali Sindh?
- Kali Sindh is located in India, at 24.0339° N, 76.2590° E.
- Are there dams on the Kali Sindh?
- No dam on the Kali Sindh is recorded in the YearMaps dam index, which covers major structures only.