The Ken River is one the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India, and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna, and originates near village Ahirgawan in Jabalpur district and travels a distance of 427 km, before merging with the Yamuna at Chilla village, near Fatehpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Ken has an overall drainage basin of 28,058 sq.km, out of which 12,620 sq.km belong to Sonar River its largest tributary, whose entire basin lies in Madhya Pradesh; and along its 227 km 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 [1].
It is famous for its rare Shajar stone. Banda city is located on banks of river Ken.
Tourist attraction
Ranneh Falls on Ken river are a tourist attraction and are located in the alligator park (ghariyal reserve) of Panna National Park. The gorges near Ranneh falls does remind one of the Grand Canyon on Colorado river.
Banks of Ken River have quite a few castles which were used by Rajputs of this region to fight against Mughals. Nowadays these castles are occupied by dacoits and are a cause for worry for the local police.
Upstream of
The Ken River flows into the Yamuna River which flows into the Ganges River.
References
- ^ Jain, Sharad K.; Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh (2007). Hydrology and water resources of India- Volume 57 of Water science and technology library - Tributaries of Yamuna river. Springer. p. 354. ISBN 1402051794. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZKs1gBhJSWIC&pg=RA1-PA345&dq=Yamuna+River&lr=&as_brr=0#v=onepage&q=Yamuna%20River&f=false.
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