Chambal River

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The Chambal River is a major river in central India known for its deep ravines, wildlife-rich sanctuary areas, and role as a significant tributary of the Yamuna.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry India
country India
drainageBasin Chambal River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chambal River basin
flowsThrough Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
formsBoundaryBetween Madhya Pradesh
surface form: Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
formsLandform Chambal River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chambal ravines
hasDam Gandhi Sagar Dam
Jawahar Sagar Dam
Kota Barrage
Rana Pratap Sagar Dam
hasProtectedArea National Chambal Sanctuary
surface form: National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary

National Chambal Sanctuary
historicallyKnownFor bandit activity in ravine areas
knownFor Chambal River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chambal River valley

deep ravines
gorges
wildlife-rich sanctuary areas
length approximately 960 km
locatedIn central India
majorTributary Banas River
Kalisindh River
Shipra River
surface form: Kshipra River

Parbati River
Shipra River
mouthLocation Yamuna
surface form: Yamuna River near Etawah
mouthState Uttar Pradesh
partOf Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river system
surface form: Ganges River basin
passesNear Dholpur
Etawah
Kota
region Hadoti
surface form: Hadoti region of Rajasthan

Malwa Plateau
religiousSignificance considered relatively unpolluted and less used for ritual bathing
sourceLocation Janapav Hills
Vindhya Range
sourceState Madhya Pradesh
supportsSpecies Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)
surface form: Ganges river dolphin

Indian skimmer
gharial
mugger crocodile
several turtle species
tributaryOf Yamuna
surface form: Yamuna River
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
waterQuality relatively unpolluted compared to many north Indian rivers

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Kuno National Park riverBasin Chambal River
this entity surface form: Chambal River basin
Bundi river Chambal River
this entity surface form: Chambal River (nearby)
Parbati River partOf Chambal River
this entity surface form: Chambal River basin
Parbati River tributaryOf Chambal River
Parbati River riverSystem Chambal River
this entity surface form: Chambal River system
Kalisindh River tributaryOf Chambal River
Kalisindh River partOf Chambal River
this entity surface form: Chambal River basin