Jawai River

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{{Infobox river

| name = Jawai

| source1_location = Goriya village of Bali town of Pali District, located on the border of Pali and Udaipur district.

| mouth_location = joins the Khari river near Sayala/Virana village in Jalore district.

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = India

| cities = *Sumerpur

• Sheoganj

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The Jawai River originates in the hills of Goriya village, situated in Bali tehsil of Pali district, near the border of Pali and Udaipur districts.{{Cite book |last=Khan |first=Aakib |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9sxEAAAQBAJ&dq=%2F+%22Jawai+River%22&pg=PA19 |title=Complete Rajasthan GK (English) |publisher=SI Publication |pages=19 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last=Experts |first=EduGorilla Prep |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ucB_EAAAQBAJ&dq=%2F+%22Jawai+River%22&pg=PA104 |title=BPSC Combined Competitive Prelims Exam {{!}} 10 Full-length Mock Tests ( Solved 1500+ Questions) |date=2022-08-03 |publisher=EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=978-93-5556-179-4 |pages=104 |language=en}} {{Cite book |last=RajRAS |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AX6kDwAAQBAJ&dq=%2F+%22Jawai+River%22&pg=PA83 |title=Rajasthan Geography |date=2018-01-17 |publisher=RajRAS |pages=83 |language=en}}

Sukri river is its main tributary.{{Cite book |last=RajRAS |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AX6kDwAAQBAJ&dq=%2F+%22Jawai+River%22&pg=PA83 |title=Rajasthan Geography |date=2018-01-17 |publisher=RajRAS |pages=83 |language=en}}{{Cite book |last1=Jain |first1=Sharad K. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKs1gBhJSWIC&dq=%2F+%22Jawai+River%22&pg=PA747 |title=Hydrology and Water Resources of India |last2=Agarwal |first2=Pushpendra K. |last3=Singh |first3=Vijay P. |date=2007-05-16 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-4020-5180-7 |pages=747 |language=en}} The river flows in a north-west direction for about {{convert|96|km|abbr=on}}, before joining Khari River near Sayala in Jalore district,{{Cite book |last1=Chouhan |first1=T. S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=diTbAAAAMAAJ&q=/+%22Jawai+River%22 |title=Studies in Arid Land Management |last2=Joshi |first2=K. N. |date=1993 |publisher=Scientific Publishers |isbn=978-81-7233-064-4 |language=en}} after which it is called Sukri river. Its catchment area is {{convert|2,976|km2|abbr=on}} in Udaipur, Pali and Jalore districts.

Western Rajasthan's largest dam, the Jawai Dam, is located near Sumerpur in Pali district on this river only.{{Cite book |last=Gupta 'SIR' |first=Devesh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=96pIEAAAQBAJ&dq=%2F+%22Jawai+River%22&pg=PA59 |title=Rajasthan Jila Darshan : Question Answer Series: One Liner GK : 33 District of Rajasthan |publisher=Atharv Publication |pages=59 |language=en}} The twin cities Sumerpur and Sheoganj in Sirohi district are located on the banks of Jawai river.