The Wardha River is one of the biggest rivers in Vidarbha

Vidarbha

Vidarbha is the eastern region of Maharashtra state made up of Nagpur Division and Amravati Division. Its former name is Berar . It occupies 31.6% of total area and holds 21.3% of total population of Maharashtra...

 region in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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Origin

Wardha originates at an altitude of 777 meters Satpura Range

Satpura Range

The Satpura Range is a range of hills in central India. The range rises in eastern Gujarat state near the Arabian Sea coast, running east through Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh to Chhattisgarh. The range parallels the Vindhya Range to the north, and these two east-west ranges divide the...

 near Multai

Multai

Multai is a town and a nagar panchayat in Betul district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.-Geography:Multai is located at . It has an average elevation of 749 metres . Multai is the holy place and origin for river Tapti. The daughter of Surya, the Sun God, Mata Tapti is worshiped here in...

 in Betul District of Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

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Course

From the origin it flows 32 km in Madhya pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....

 and then enters into Maharastra. After traversing 528 km, it joins Wainganga together called Pranhita

Pranahita River

Pranhita is the River which flows on the border of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra and Adilabad district in Andra Pradesh. Pranhita is the name given to the combined flow of the rivers Wardha and Wainganga.The Painganga River joins Vainganga near Aheri...

, which ultimately flows into the Godavari River

Godavari River

The Godavari is a river that runs from western to southern India and is considered to be one of the big river basins in India. With a length of 1465 km, it is the second longest river in India , that runs within the country and also the longest river in South India...

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Tributaries

Kar, Wena, Jam, Erai are the left tributaries. Madu, Bembla, Penganga

Painganga River

The Penganga River is the chief river of the Yavatmal district and Washim district in the Maharashtra state in India and flows along the south east boundaries of the district in a winding, meandering course. It is deeply entrenched and not able to be navigated...

 are the right tributaries.

Dams

A huge dam Upper Wardha Dam

Upper Wardha Dam

The Upper Wardha Dam is an earthfill straight gravity dam across the Wardha River, a tributary of the Godavari River, near Simhora village in Morshi taluk in Amrawati district in the Indian state of Maharashtra...

 is built on Wardha river near *Morshi

Morshi

Tourist PlacesUpper Wardha Dam constructed on the river Madu...

 . It is considered as lifeline for Amravati

Amravati

Amravati is a city in the state of Maharashtra, India and the seventh most populous metropolitan area in Maharashtra. It is also the administrative headquarters of the Amravati district...

city and Morshi and Warud Talukas considered as Florida of India for its orange plantations. A dam on Bembala river under construction, to be considering a lifeline for part of Yavatmal Dist.

A Lower Wardha Dam is also being constructed near Dhanodi village.

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