The region
forms a part of the vast deccan plateau of Central India. It marks the beginning of the
plateau at the nothern boundary. There are five district physiographic units in the
region:
1. The Satpura Range
2. The Vindhyan Range
3. The Bundelkhand Region
and
4. The river valleys.
The hill ranges running
across the plateau have a subdued topography of old peneplains. The Satpura range located
with a E-W trend, it has an average elevation of 600 m amsl and highest elevations of 1350
m amsl. The vindhyan range occurs in the Central part of the region and has a ENE-WSN
trend. It is seperated form the Satpura range by the Narmada river and vast tract of its
basin area. The vindhyan range extends into the Malwa plateau and Bundelkhana region. The
malwa plateau and Bundelkhana region form high ground and are dissected by a large number
of notherly flowing rivers and their tributaries. The rest of the area is occupied by low
lying areas along river courses. The river valleys are very limited and form narrow belts
along the rivers .
DRAINAGE AND WATERSHED:
Madhya
Pradesh is drained by five major basins namely Ganga, Narmada, Godawari, Tapi and Mahi.
These basins are divided into sub basins and further sub divided into major watersheds.
For scientific and rational approach of watershed as a planning and developmental unit, it
is necessary to delineate and codify it simply and relevantly so that users understand it
easily. In pursuit of this objective, delineation and codification of watersheds of Madhya
Pradesh has been done within the purview of conceptual parameters of it by Seraj Khan
Asstt. Hydrogeologist. Three levels of hierarchy of drainage system i.e. basin, sub basin
and watershed, is opted against five in Watershed Atlas Of India. Drainages are delineated
on 1:2.50,000 scale while composite watershed map of Madhya Pradesh is prepared on base
map of 1:2Million scale. The watersheds are delineated from upstream to down stream
grouping smaller contiguous drainage draining directly to the main stream. Sub basin and
watershed are designated after main tributary of basin and sub -basin respectively. Like
delineation of watershed, each watershed is also codified in sequence of upstream to
downstream, left bank then right bank and in clockwise direction. In this way 156 macro
watersheds of M.P. are delineated and codified (392 in Watershed Atlas of India). Area of
110 watersheds completely falls in M.P. while 46 watersheds share their area with
adjoining states (Rajasthan-12, U.P.-12,Chhatisgargh-7, Maharashtra-12 and Gujarat- 3).
Three rivers viz,
Narmada, Tapiu, Mahi and major tributaries of Ganga Basin like Chambal, Sind, Betwa, Ken.
Tpms amd Son have their origin in M.P. The northern part of the State is drained by the
rivers Chambal, Betwa, Ken and their tributaries, which flow northerly through Bundelkhand
regions and ultimately join the Yamuna. The Son river flows ENE. The Narmada flowing in a
westerly course is a major river between Satpura and Vindhayan ranges draining to Arabian
sea. Tapi is also westerly flowing river debouching its water in Arabian. Wainganga, and
Waraha are tributaries of Godavari river draining in southern eastern part of the State.
Watersheds of
Madhya Pradesh
| S.no. |
Basin |
Sub Basin |
Watershed |
Code |
District falling in
watershed |
Geographical area (Sq.Km) |
| 1 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Upper-Chambal |
CH-1 |
Ujjain, Ratlam, Dhar |
2150 |
| 2 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Middle-Chambal |
CH-2 |
Ratlam, Ujjain, Indore |
1800 |
| 3 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Marten |
CH-3 |
Mansard |
2560 |
| 4 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Siwana |
CH-4 |
Mandsuar |
2460 |
| 5 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Idar-Retam |
CH-5* |
Mandsuar |
2440 |
| 6 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Banas |
CH-6* |
Mandsuar |
520 |
| 7 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Baheri-Gutab |
CH-7* |
Mandsuar |
1640 |
| 8 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Gambhir |
CH-8 |
Ujjain, Indore |
1500 |
| 9 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Shipra |
CH-9 |
Ratlam, Mandsaur, Ujjain,
Indore |
4620 |
| 10 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Upper-Kalisind |
CH-10 |
Shajapur, Rajgarh, Dewas |
3650 |
| 11 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Sind |
CH-11 |
Mandsuar, Shajapur, Ujjain |
2850 |
| 12 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Lakhundar |
CH-12 |
Shajapur, Ujjain |
2000 |
| 13 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Ahu |
CH-13* |
Mandsaur, Shajapur |
560 |
| 14 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Lower Kalisind |
CH-14* |
Shajpur, Rajgarh |
840 |
| 15 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Rewan |
CH-15* |
Mandsaur |
1120 |
| 16 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Anjnar |
CH-16* |
Mandsaur |
240 |
| 17 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Newaz |
CH-17 |
Rajgarh, Shajapur, Bhopal |
4900 |
| 18 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Chapi-Ghani |
CH-18* |
Rajgarh, |
1600 |
| 19 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Upper Parbati |
CH-19 |
Bhopal, Guna, Rajgarh,
Shajapur |
4850 |
| 20 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
AjnarGhoraphachar |
CH-20* |
Rajgarh, |
1240 |
| 21 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Lower Parbati |
CH-21 |
Rajgarh, Shajapur, Bhopal |
2230 |
| 22 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Andheri |
CH-22* |
Guna |
480 |
| 23 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Parain |
CH-23 |
Guna |
900 |
| 24 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Borni |
CH-24* |
Guna |
560 |
| 25 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Ahoti |
CH-25 |
Morena, Shivpuri |
2910 |
| 26 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Kuru |
CH-26* |
Morena, Shivpuri |
3420 |
| 27 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Sani -Sip |
CH-27 |
Morena |
2640 |
| 28 |
GANGA |
Chambal |
Lower Chambal |
CH-28 |
Morena |
880 |
| 29 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Upper Sind |
SI-1 |
Guna, Shivpuri, Vidisha |
3580 |
| 30 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Middle Sind |
SI-2 |
Shivpuri |
2250 |
| 31 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Kalketo |
SI-3 |
Shivpuri, Gwalior |
1120 |
| 32 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Kunwari |
SI-4 |
Bhind, Morena, Shivpuri,
Gwalior |
7060 |
| 33 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Nun |
SI-5 |
Gwalior |
960 |
| 34 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Naisail |
SI-6 |
Bhin, Gwalior, Morena |
2900 |
| 35 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Mahurgarh |
SI-7 |
Shivpuri, Gwalior |
1850 |
| 36 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Pahuj |
SI-8* |
Bhind, Gwalior, Datia |
2600 |
| 37 |
GANGA |
Sind |
Lower Sind |
SI-9 |
Datia, Gwalior |
2200 |
| 38 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Upper Betwa |
BE-1 |
Raisen, Bhopal |
2360 |
| 39 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Halali |
BE-2 |
Bhopal, Raisen, Vidisha |
1720 |
| 40 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Bah |
BE-3 |
Vidisha, Bhopal |
1200 |
| 41 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Sagar |
BE-4 |
Vidisha, Bhopal |
1050 |
| 42 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Naren |
BE-5 |
Vidisha |
740 |
| 43 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Kaithen |
BE-6 |
Vidisha, Shivpuri |
2410 |
| 44 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Orr |
BE-7 |
Shivpuri, Guna |
1640 |
| 45 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Budhana |
BE-8 |
Shivpuri |
1200 |
| 46 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Gurari |
BE-9* |
TIkamgarh |
700 |
| 47 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Nion |
BE-10 |
Vidisha, Raisen |
1080 |
| 48 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Keatan |
BE-11 |
Vidisha |
970 |
| 49 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Bina |
BE-12 |
Sagar, Vidisha |
1900 |
| 50 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Parasai |
BE-13* |
TIkamgarh |
600 |
| 51 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Upper Dhasan |
BE-14 |
Chhatatpur, Tikamgarh, |
2660 |
| 52 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Jimpa |
BE-15* |
Sagar |
520 |
| 53 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Arjun |
BE-16* |
Chhatatpur, Tikamgarh, |
1120 |
| 54 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Ur |
BE-17* |
TIkamgarh |
2080 |
| 55 |
GANGA |
Betwa |
Lower Dhasan |
BE-18 |
Tikamgarh, Chhatatpur |
1550 |
| 56 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Upper Sonar |
KE-1 |
Sagar, Damoh |
2030 |
| 57 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Bewas |
KE-2 |
Damoh, Chhatatpur, Sagar |
1850 |
| 58 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Kopra |
KE-3 |
Sagar, Damoh |
850 |
| 59 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Lower Sonar |
KE-4 |
Damoh, Chhatatpur, |
1830 |
| 60 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Barna |
KE-5 |
Chhatatpur, Damoh |
730 |
| 61 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Benne |
KE-6 |
Chhatatpur, Damoh |
880 |
| 62 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Kutni |
KE-7 |
Chhatatpur |
900 |
| 63 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Lohark |
KE-8 |
Chhatatpur |
1200 |
| 64 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Kusair |
KE-9h |
Chhatatpur |
520 |
| 65 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Kail |
KE-10* |
Chhatatpur |
1420 |
| 66 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Bearma |
KE-11 |
Damoh, Panna, Sagar,
Narsingpur |
5800 |
| 67 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Upper Ken |
KE-12 |
Panna, Satna, Jabalpur |
3840 |
| 68 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Mirhasan |
KE-13 |
Panna, |
1210 |
| 69 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Lower Ken |
KE-14 |
Panna, |
940 |
| 70 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Boghain |
KE-15* |
Panna, Satna |
1320 |
| 71 |
GANGA |
Ken |
Palsurni |
KE-16* |
Satna |
400 |
| 72 |
GANGA |
Tons |
Upper Tons |
TO-1 |
Rewa, Satna, Jabalpur |
2530 |
| 73 |
GANGA |
Tons |
Satna |
TO-2 |
Satna, Panna |
1490 |
| 74 |
GANGA |
Tons |
Lower Tons |
TO3 |
RewaSatna |
2530 |
| 75 |
GANGA |
Tons |
Bihar |
TO-4 |
RewaSatna |
1580 |
| 76 |
GANGA |
Tons |
Belan |
TO-5* |
Rewa, Sidhi |
2520 |
| 77 |
GANGA |
Son |
Upper Son |
SO-1* |
Shahdol |
4200 |
| 78 |
GANGA |
Son |
Tipan |
SO-2* |
Shahdol |
1460 |
| 79 |
GANGA |
Son |
Johila |
SO-3 |
Shahdol, Mandla |
2740 |
| 80 |
GANGA |
Son |
Chhoti Mahanadi |
SO-4 |
Shahdol, Jabalpur, Mandla |
4690 |
| 81 |
GANGA |
Son |
Katni |
SO-5 |
Jabalpur |
1310 |
| 82 |
GANGA |
Son |
Middle Son |
SO-6 |
Satna, Shahdol |
3920 |
| 83 |
GANGA |
Son |
Banas |
SO-7* |
Shahdol |
3540 |
| 84 |
GANGA |
Son |
Lower Sonar |
SO-8 |
Rewa, Sidhi |
3150 |
| 85 |
GANGA |
Son |
Kanai |
SO-9* |
Shahdol |
240 |
| 86 |
GANGA |
Son |
Upper Gopad |
SO-10* |
Sidhi |
520 |
| 87 |
GANGA |
Son |
Naur |
SO-11* |
Sidhi |
480 |
| 88 |
GANGA |
Son |
Lower Gopad |
SO-12* |
Sidhi |
2750 |
| 89 |
GANGA |
Son |
Mohan |
SO-13 |
Sidhi |
1370 |
| 90 |
GANGA |
Son |
Lower Rihand |
SO-14* |
Sidhi |
3960 |
| 91 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Halon |
NL-1 |
Mandla |
4500 |
| 92 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Banjar |
NL-2 |
Mandla |
4440 |
| 93 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Temur |
NL-3 |
Seoni, Jabalpur, Mandla |
1760 |
| 94 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Sher |
NL-4 |
Narsingpur |
5310 |
| 95 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Shkkar |
NL-5 |
Narsinghpur, Chhindwara |
1800 |
| 96 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Dudhi |
NL-6 |
Narsinghpur, Hoshangabad,
Chhindwara |
1490 |
| 97 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Sukri -Anjan |
NL-7 |
Hoshangabad, Chhindwara |
1080 |
| 98 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Palakmati |
NL-8 |
Hoshangabad |
720 |
| 99 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Tawa |
NL-9 |
Hoshangabad, Betul,
Chhindwara |
6840 |
| 100 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Indra-Hather |
NL-10 |
Hoshangabad |
1630 |
| 101 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Ganjal |
NL-11 |
Hoshangabad |
2350 |
| 102 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Agnal-Siani |
NL-12 |
Hoshangabad |
2180 |
| 103 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Gorapachar |
NL-13 |
Khandwa, Hoshangabad |
1380 |
| 104 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Chhota Tawa |
NL-14 |
Khandwa |
3790 |
| 105 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Kaveri |
NL-15 |
Khandwa |
1120 |
| 106 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Kharkia |
NL-16 |
Khargone, Khandwa |
1020 |
| 107 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Kundi |
NL-17 |
Khargone |
4510 |
| 108 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Barod |
NL-18 |
Khargone |
1080 |
| 109 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Deb |
NL-19 |
Khargone |
1780 |
| 110 |
NARMADA |
Left Bank |
Goi |
NL-20 |
Khargone |
2090 |
| 111 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Upper Narmada |
NR-1 |
Shahdol, Mandla |
5370 |
| 112 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Balad-Newara |
NR-2 |
Mandla |
1430 |
| 113 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Gaur |
NR-3 |
Jabalpur, Mandla |
1120 |
| 114 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Hirran |
NR-4 |
Jabalpur, Damoh |
4140 |
| 115 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Sindor -Khand |
NR-5 |
Jabalpur, Narsinghpur |
1950 |
| 116 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Tandoni |
NR-6 |
Raisen, |
1960 |
| 117 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Barna |
NR-7 |
Hoshangabad, Raisen |
2430 |
| 118 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Laila |
NR-8 |
Hoshangabad, Raisen |
340 |
| 119 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Kolar-Babbar |
NR-9 |
Hoshangabad |
1740 |
| 120 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Sip-Goni |
NR-10 |
Hoshangabad, Dewas |
1000 |
| 121 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Bagdi-Jamner |
NR-11 |
Dewas |
980 |
| 122 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Datuni-Chuakesha |
NR-12 |
Dewas |
900 |
| 123 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Kheri |
NR-13 |
Dewas, Khandwa |
1170 |
| 124 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Kahar-Loahar |
NR-14 |
Dewas, Indore, Khandwa |
1190 |
| 125 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Choral |
NR-15 |
Khargone, Indore |
1480 |
| 126 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Koram |
NR-16 |
Dhar, Khargone, Indore |
1270 |
| 127 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Man |
NR-17 |
Dhar |
1960 |
| 128 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Uri |
NR-18 |
Dhar |
1820 |
| 129 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Hatni |
NR-19 |
Jhabua, Dhar |
1960 |
| 130 |
NARMADA |
Right Bank |
Orang |
NR-20* |
Jhabua |
1180 |
| 131 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Upper Wainganga |
WA-1 |
Seoni |
1220 |
| 132 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Halon-Datia |
WA-2 |
Balaghat, Seoni |
1160 |
| 133 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Middle Wainganga |
WA-3 |
Balaghat |
840 |
| 134 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Lower Wainganga |
WA-4* |
Balaghat, Seoni |
2320 |
| 135 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Deo-Kis |
WA-5 |
Balaghat |
600 |
| 136 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Bhag |
WA-6* |
Balaghat |
2340 |
| 137 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Thel-Tharka |
WA-7 |
Seoni, Chhindwara |
2360 |
| 138 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Hirri |
WA-8 |
Seoni |
1430 |
| 139 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Bawanthai |
WA-9* |
Balaghat |
3430 |
| 140 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Upper Pench |
WA-10 |
Chhindwara |
990 |
| 141 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Lower Pench |
WA-11* |
Chhindwara |
2480 |
| 142 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Kulbehera |
WA-12 |
Chhindwara |
980 |
| 143 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Bel |
WA-13 |
Chhindwara, Betul |
720 |
| 144 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Kanhan |
WA-14* |
Chhindwara |
2370 |
| 145 |
GODAVARI |
Wainganga |
Jam |
WA-15 |
Betul, Chhindwara |
1460 |
| 146 |
GODAVARI |
Wardha |
Upper Wardha |
WD-1* |
Betul |
280 |
| 147 |
TAPI |
Tapi |
Amrawati |
TA-1* |
Betul |
840 |
| 148 |
TAPI |
Tapi |
Arna |
TA-2* |
Betul |
646 |
| 149 |
TAPI |
Tapi |
Upper Tapi |
TA-3 |
Betul |
3260 |
| 150 |
TAPI |
Tapi |
Middle |
TA-4 |
Khandwa |
3520 |
| 151 |
TAPI |
Tapi |
Sukhi |
TA-5* |
Khargone |
120 |
| 152 |
TAPI |
Tapi |
Dathgana |
TA-6* |
Khargone |
600 |
| 153 |
TAPI |
Tapi |
Gomai |
TA-7* |
Khargone |
720 |
| 154 |
MAHI |
Mahi |
Anas |
MA-1* |
Jhabua, Dhar |
1645 |
| 155 |
MAHI |
Mahi |
Pat |
MA-2* |
Ratlam |
920 |
| 156 |
MAHI |
Mahi |
Mahi main |
MA-3* |
Jhabua, Ratlam |
4380 |
* Denotes part of area of
watershed falls in adjacent state
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