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{{Infobox river
| name = Kanhan River
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| image = Kanhan River near Ramakona.jpg
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| image_caption = Kanhan River near Ramakona.
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name2 = [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = [[Vidharba]]
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = [[Chhindwara District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Nagpur District]], [[Maharashtra]]
| subdivision_type5 = Cities
| subdivision_name5 = [[Junnardeo]], [[Damua]], [[Sausar]], [[Kamthi]]

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| source1 = [[Satpura Range]]
| source1_location = Chindwara District, [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|22|14|N|78|25|E|display=inline}}
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| mouth = [[Wainganga River]]
| mouth_location = Ambora, [[Nagpur district]], [[Maharashtra]]
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| tributaries_left = [[Pench River]], [[Sand River (India)|Sand River]]
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The '''Kanhan River''' is an important right bank tributary of the [[Wainganga River]] draining a large area lying south of [[Satpura range]] in central [[India]]. Along its 275 km run through the Indian States of [[Maharashtra]] & [[Madhya Pradesh]], it receives its largest tributary - [[Pench River]], a major water source for the metropolis of [[Nagpur]].

Kanhan was surprisingly not mentioned in the 2001 list of notified rivers in [[Maharashtra]] which has led to unrestricted exploitation in the form of [[sand mining]] along the river bed.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Kanhan-is-not-a-river-says-state-govt/articleshow/17974795.cms | title=Kanhan is not a river, says state govt | Nagpur News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> This failure to recognise its presence has been viewed as a deliberate attempt at unregulated economic gains. The catchment area has also seen large scale coal mining in recent years. Efforts are currently underway to notify the river to prevent further [[environmental degradation|environmental damage]]. This has been undermined by plans<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Kanhan-river-barrage-plan-revived/articleshow/38226739.cms | title=Kanhan river barrage plan revived | Nagpur News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref> for construction of a barrage. The river was perennial until a few decades ago, but now goes dry by February every year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dying-rivers-Washed-away-by-our-sins/articleshow/5934774.cms|title=Dying rivers: Washed away by our sins - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref>

==Sources==
The Kanhan rises on the slopes of the hills at the southern edge of the Satpura range to the north of [[Damua]] and west of [[Junnardeo]], a town in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India. The source lacks clear documentation and is not celebrated or considered holy, unlike most other rivers of a similar size.

==Course==

===Within Madhya Pradesh===
The Kanhan is Wainganga's longest tributary, at 275 km. It rises in the southern spurs of the [[Satpura Range]] in the north-western region of [[Chhindwara District]]. Flowing south from its origin, [[Damua]] is the first town it encounters. Here it intersects the town and allows for its flow to be controlled by means of a dam. It then runs along a south & southeastern direction, meandering through the countryside of [[Chhindwara District]] where it has been productively harnessed for growing Tur dal and cotton. The river comes to lie about 5 km to the south of Deogarh fort where it humbly receives an insignificant tributary. Upon reaching the town of Ramakona it is crossed by a rail bridge as well as another road bridge which supports [[National Highway 26 (India)|NH-26 B]]. Nearly at the end of its course in [[Madhya Pradesh]] at Razadi Borgaon, it is joined by [[Jam River]], and for a short distance provides a natural boundary with adjoining state [[Maharashtra]].

===Within Maharashtra===
Within Maharashtra the river is at its widest at [[Kamptee]] where it receives the [[Pench River]]- a left bank tributary and its largest one. Another tributary connecting it at its right bank is [[Kolar River (Maharashtra)|Kolar River]] - the spill off from [[Kolar Dam]]. The river now comes to be at the northeast of [[Nagpur]] from which it receives the metropolitan city's effluent waste by way of the [[Nag River]]. A little further from Kamptee, it flows along the town Kanhan - its etymology derived from the river. Situated alongside the town is a large coal mine, one of the many coal mines situated along its river basin. From here the river flows south-east and ends its course by joining the [[Wainganga]] at the village of Ambora in [[Nagpur District]].

==Dam==
Sand mining activities takes place on a large scale on the Kanhan river bed preventing the construction of any major dams .<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mpcb.gov.in/notices/pdf/Executive%20Summary%20-%20English.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 April 2014 |archive-date=7 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060938/http://mpcb.gov.in/notices/pdf/Executive%20Summary%20-%20English.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Kochi barrage is one of the proposed projects on Kanhan river.

==Surroundings==
<ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/Kanhan-is-not-a-river-says-state-govt/articleshow/17974795.cms | title=Kanhan is not a river, says state govt | Nagpur News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>
[[Mauda Super Thermal Power Station]], [[Koradi Thermal Power Station]] and [[Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station]] are on the bank of Kanhan River.

[[Mauda|Mauda Town]], [[Kamthi]], [[Kanhan (Pipri)|Kanhan]], [[Sausar]], [[Hirdagarh]], [[Damua]] are few major town and cities on the bank of Kanhan River.

[[NH 69|NH-69 A]], [[National Highway 26 (India)|NH-26 B]], [[National Highway 7 (India)(old numbering)|NH-7]], [[National Highway 6 (India)(old numbering)|NH-6]] are major National Highway crossing Kanhan River.

==News==
In September 2012, a youngster duo who went to swim in the river were later discovered dead along the banks, allegedly drowned in the river.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nagpurtoday.in/missing-nagpur-youngsters-drown-in-kanhan-river/09221247 | title=Missing Nagpur youngsters drown in Kanhan River | date=22 September 2012 }}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Hydrography of Maharashtra}}
{{Godavari basin}}

[[Category:Rivers of Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Rivers of Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Rivers of Nagpur District]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Godavari River]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

Kanhan River - Revision history

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