Geography
The 5,400 km2 (2,100 sq mi) National Chambal Gharial Sanctuary is located along approximately 425 km (264 mi) of the Chambal River and its ravines and varies between 1 km (0.62 mi) to 6 km (3.7 mi) wide centered on the river. It lies centered at 26°40′25″N 78°57′0″E / 26.67361°N 78.95°E / 26.67361; 78.95. It consists of the large arc described by the Chambal river between Jawahar Sagar Dam at 25°2′14″N 75°40′41″E / 25.03722°N 75.67806°E / 25.03722; 75.67806 in Rajasthan and the Chambal-Yamuna rivers confluence at 26°29′38″N 79°14′58″E / 26.49389°N 79.24944°E / 26.49389; 79.24944 in Uttar Pradesh.
Along this arc, two stretches of the Chambal river are protected as the National Chambal Sanctuary. The upper sector centered at 25°6′25″N 75°45′10″E / 25.10694°N 75.75278°E / 25.10694; 75.75278, extends about 27 km (17 mi) from Jawahar Sagar Dam to Kota Barrage, and the lower sector, below a 19 km (12 mi) gap at Kota city, extends about 567 km (352 mi) from Keshoraipatan in Rajasthan to the Chambal-Yamuna rivers confluence near Bhareh town, Etawah district (formerly Auraiya district), Uttar Pradesh.
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