the nerbudda river (other spellings are "narbudda" and "narmada") is a river in western india. the source of the nerbudda is in the east of the state of madhya pradesh. at jabalpur it turns southwest and follows a course between the vindhya and satpura ranges. it then follows a more westerly course across madhya pradesh and then gujarat. finally the river flows into the gulf of khambhat through an estuary 13 miles wide.