| Betwa River Vetravatī | |
|---|---|
 Betwa River near Orchha | |
 Interactive Map | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh |
| Cities | Vidisha, Sanchi, Ganj Basoda, Kurwai, Orchha, Hamirpur |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vindhya Range |
| • location | Near Obedullaganj, Vindhya Range north of Hoshangabad[1] |
| Mouth | Yamuna |
• location | Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh, India |
• coordinates | 25°55′03″N 80°12′45″E / 25.91750°N 80.21250°E |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rajghat Dam[citation needed] |
| • average | 658 m3/s (23,200 cu ft/s)[citation needed] |
| • maximum | 3,178 m3/s (112,200 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Halali, Kaliyasoth, Urwashi |
| • right | Bina, Dhasaan, Jamni |
The Betwa (Sanskrit: वेत्रावती) is a river in Central and Northern India, and a tributary of the Yamuna. It rises in the Vindhya Range (Raisen) just north of Hoshangabad (Narmadapuram) in Madhya Pradesh and flows northeast through Madhya Pradesh and enters Uttar Pradesh after flowing through Orchha.[1] Nearly half of its course, which is not navigable, runs over the Malwa Plateau. The confluence of the Betwa and the Yamuna rivers is in Hamirpur district in Uttar Pradesh where Yamuna flows north and Betwa flows just south of Hamirpur.[1]
The Indian navy named one of its frigates INS Betwa in honour of the river.[2]
- ^ a b c "Betwa River". www.india9.com. 7 June 2005. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Indian Navy Frigate Tips Over in Graving Dock". The Maritime Executive. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.