Pench River

Pench River
Pench river before Chhindwara
Location
Country	India
Cities	Junnardeo, Parasia, Chhindwara, Chourai, Kamthi
Physical characteristics
Source	Satpura range
• location	Junnardeo, Chhindwara District, Madhya Pradesh
• coordinates	22°18′N 78°35′E / 22.300°N 78.583°E / 22.300; 78.583
• elevation	1,048 m (3,438 ft)
Mouth	Kanhan River
• location	Kamthi, Nagpur District, Nagpur
• coordinates	21°16′N 79°10′E / 21.267°N 79.167°E / 21.267; 79.167
• elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Basin features
Tributaries
• right	Kulbehra River

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 supply the water to Seoni district and Chhindwara district for agriculture through irrigation canels.