Tawa River

The Tawa River is a tributary of the Narmada River of Central India.

Tawa River
Tawa River
Location
Country	India, india
State	Madhya Pradesh
Physical characteristics
Source	Satpura Range
• location	Junnardeo, Madhya Pradesh
Mouth	Narmada River
• location	Bandra Bhan, Hoshangabad district
Length	172 km (107 mi)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Denwa and Maachana

Course

The Tawa is the Narmada's largest tributary, at 172 km (107 mi). It rises in the Satpura Range of Betul and flowing north and west, joins the Narmada at the village of Bandra Bhan in Hoshangabad District.^[1]

Dam

In 1958, construction began on Tawa Dam, which was completed in 1978 in Tawa Nagar to create Tawa Reservoir in southern Hoshangabad District. Forty-four villages were submerged by the reservoir.^[1]

Surroundings

India's oldest forest preserve, the Bori Reserve Forest, was established in 1865 along the Tawa. The Bori Reserve Forest is part of the Bori Sanctuary, which is part of the Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve, established in 1999, which covers much of the upper watershed of the Tawa.