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{{Short description|River in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox river
| name = Pench River
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| image = Pench river before Chhindwara.jpg
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| subdivision_name1 = [[India]]
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| subdivision_name5 = [[Junnardeo]], [[Parasia]], [[Chhindwara]], [[Chourai]], [[Kamthi]]

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| source1 = [[Satpura range]]
| source1_location = [[Junnardeo]], [[Chhindwara District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|22|18|N|78|35|E|display=inline}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|1048|m|abbr=on}}
| mouth = [[Kanhan River]]
| mouth_location = [[Kamthi]], [[Nagpur District]], [[Nagpur]]
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The '''Pench River''' is an Indian tributary of the [[Kanhan River]]. It originates in the [[Chhindwara district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and flows across [[Pench National Park]], which is a reserve for the Tiger Project of India.

The two big dams of the Pench River supply water to the city of [[Nagpur]] and to the big thermal power plant located there.
Machagora Pench dam supplies water to [[Seoni district]] and [[Chhindwara district]] for agriculture through irrigation canels.

==Pench National Park==
The river separates Pench National Park into two halves, east and west Pench. The [[Pench Tiger Reserve]] derives its name after the Pench River, which flows from north to south across the reserve. The reserve is situated on the south of the Satpura Hill Ranges in the [[Seoni District]] and [[Chhindwara District]] in the [[Madhya Pradesh]] state of India. The topography is undulating, with most of the area enclosed by small hill ranges and abrupt slopes on all the sides.
The Pench river flowing through the centre of the Reserve is usually dry by April, but a number of water pools, locally known as ''dohs'', are found along the course of the river. These serve as waterholes for wild animals. A few perennial springs also exist in the region. Recently, a number of earthen ponds and shallow wells have been created, providing well-distributed sources of water across the reserve.

==Dam==
The hydroelectric [[Totladoh Dam]] on the Pench River was the first interstate project of Maharashtra. It is located in the [[Pench National Park]]. The next big dam is [[Kamthikhairy Dam]] near just downstream of the Totladoh Dam the town of Navegaon Khairy located in Parseoni Taluka. More than 70% of the drinking water in [[Nagpur]] is supplied from the dams.

The Pench right canal is made up of combination of concrete lining and [[Bituminous geomembrane]] lining in select areas to limit seepage.<ref>{{cite conference
| last1 = Llinas
| first1 = Pau
| last2 = Breul
| first2 = Bertrand
| title = Bituminous Geomembrane (BGM) in hot climates for hydraulic construction
| conference = 4th African Regional Conference on Geosynthetics (GeoAfrica 2023)
| year = 2023
| article-number = 02011
| doi = 10.1051/e3sconf/202336802011
| url = https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/abs/2023/05/e3sconf_geoafrica2023_02011/e3sconf_geoafrica2023_02011.html
| access-date = 2024-04-18
| doi-access = free
}}</ref> It supplies water to Nagpur, the [[Koradi Thermal Power Station]], and the [[Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station]], and the rest of the water is use for irrigation in Parseoni taluka, Kalmeshwar taluka, Saoner taluka, Kamthi taluka, and rural Nagpur.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/nagpur/geography-and-history/rivers.html|title=Nagpur Rivers|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref> The Pench left canal irrigates Parseoni taluka, Ramtek taluka, and [[Mauda Taluka|Mauda taluka]] and provides water for the [[NTPC Limited|NTPC]] [[Mauda Super Thermal Power Station]] and other industrial purposes.

==References==
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{{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]]

Pench River - Revision history

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