Nagpur Rivers

Nagpur Rivers play a vital role in agriculture of Nagpur. The crops grown in the territory have a strong bearing on the Nagpur Rivers. Some of the important rivers of Nagpur that deserve special mention in this context are:

Nag River

Pench River

Wainganga River

Chandrabhaga River

Sur River

Kanhan River

Aam River

Pilli River

Kolar River

Wardha River

Bor River

Jam River

Vena River, etc.

These rivers at Nagpur also contain many dams within the territory of Nagpur. An estimate of the dams on the aforesaid rivers in Nagpur is as follows:

• Gosikund:
  • Location – Gosikund Pauni.
  • River – Vainganga River.
  • Capacity – 740.168 Mn3.
  
  
• Vena Dam:
  • Location – Wadegaon Tal-Umrer.
  • River – Vena River.
  • Capacity – 136 Mn3.
  
  
• Nanda Dam:
  • Location – Manori.
  • River – Nand River.
  • Capacity – 53.182 Mn3.
  
  
• Saiki:
  • Location – Saiki Tal-Umrer.
  • River – Saikinala.
  • Capacity – 6.98 Mm3.
• Pendhari:
  • Location – Pendhari Tal-Saoner.
  • River – Pendhari Nala.
  • Capacity – 5.05 Mm3.
  
  
• Jamb Dam:
  • Location – Righora Tal-katol.
  • River – Jam River.
  • Capacity – 23.35 Mm3.

Besides, the rivers at Nagpur also allow irrigation in Nagpur. Some of the vital projects of irrigation in Nagpur are as follows:

• Pench Project:
  • Catchment – 4661.5 square kilometers.
  
  
• Venra:
  • Catchment – 125 square kilometers.
  
  
• Kanholi:
  • Catchment – 95.3 square kilometers.
  
  
• Ramtek:
  • Catchment – 213.67 square kilometers.
  
  
• Kesar Nallah:
  • Catchment – 17.14 square kilometers.
  
  
• Chandrabhaga:
  • Catchement – 48.45 square kilometers.
  
  
• Makardhokda:
  • Catchment – 65.78 square kilometers.
  
  
• Kolar:
  • Catchment – 178.19 square kilometers.
  
  
• Umri:
  • Catchment – 26.18 square kilometers.
  
  
• Mordham:
  • Catchment – 36.17 square kilometers.
  
  

Last Updated on 9/26/2011