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Mahanadi River
Godavari River
Krishna River
Kaveri (Cauvery) River
Pennar River
Subarnarekha River
Brahamani River
Sarada River
Ponnaiyar River
Vaigai River
Mahanadi River
The Mahanadi basin extends over states of Chhattisgarh and Odisha and
comparatively smaller portions of Jharkhand, Maharashtra and Madhya
Pradesh, draining an area of 1.4 lakh Sq.km.
Total course - 900 km
Mahanadi River
The major part of basin is covered with agricultural land accounting to 54.27%
of the total area.
The total length of river from its origin to confluence of Bay of Bengal is about
851 Km, of which, 357 Km lies in Chhattisgarh and balance 494 Km in Odisha
Mahanadi River
After receiving the Seonath River, it turns east and enters Odisha state.
Seonath The Seonath is the longest tributary of Mahanadi, its length is 290kms
At Sambalpur, the Hirakud Dam (one of the largest dams in India) on the river
has formed a man-made lake 35 miles (55 km) long. It enters the Odisha plains
near Cuttack and enters the Bay of Bengal by forming a delta.
Other small streams between the Mahanadi and the Rushikulya draining
directly into the Chilka Lake also forms the part of the basin.
Its main tributaries
are
The Seonath
The Jonk
The Hasdeo
The Mand
The IB
The Ong
The Tel
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Hirakud Dam
Hasdeo Bango Dam is a dam across the Hasdeo river in Chhattisgarh, India
The Important industries presently existing in the basin are the Iron and Steel plant at Bhilai,
aluminium factories at Hirakud and Korba, paper mill near Cuttack and cement factory at
Sundargarh.
Godavari River
The Godavari is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is revered
as Dakshina Ganga.
Measuring more than 3 Lakh Km2 it forms one of the largest river basins in the
Indian subcontinent
The catchment area of the river is spread in the states of Maharashtra (48.6%),
Andhra Pradesh (23.4%), Madhya Pradesh (10.0%), Chattisgarh (10.9%), Orissa
(5.7%) and Karnataka (1.4%)
The total length of Godavari from its origin to outfall into the Bay of Bengal is
1,465 km out of which the length in Maharashtra is 694 Km.
Important Tributaries of Godavari
Pranhita is the largest tributary covering about 34% of its drainage basin.
Indravati is the 2nd largest tributary, known as the "lifeline" of the Kalahandi,
Nabarangapur of Odisha & Bastar district of Chhattisgarh.
Manjira is the longest tributary and holds the Nizam Sagar reservoir.
Wainganga River Basin is home to two oldest tiger reserves viz. Tadoba Andhari
tiger reserve in Maharashtra and Pench tiger reserve which is shared by MP &
Maharashtra. .
Bhima – 861 km
Tungabhadra – 531 km
Basava Sagar Dam, previously known as Narayanpura Dam across Krishna River at Yadgir
District, Karnataka
Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River in Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh
Nagarjuna Sagar Dam is a masonry dam across the Krishna River at Nagarjuna Sagar which
straddles the border between Guntur district in Andhra Pradesh and Nalgonda district in
Telangana.
The Tungabhadra Dam also known as Pampa Sagar is constructed across the Tungabhadra
River, a tributary of the Krishna River. Located in Ballari, Karnataka
Prakasam Barrage stretches across the Krishna River connecting Krishna and Guntur
districts in Vijaywada, Krishna district
The Bhima originates from the Bhimashankar hills,Matheran and joins the
Krishna near Raichur after for a distance of 861 km.
The holy city of Pandharpur is on the bank of Bhima River.
Bhimashankar is one of the twelve esteemed Jyotirlinga shrines.
At Wazirabad, it receives its last important tributary, the Musi, on whose banks
the city of Hyderabad is located.
Cities on the bank of Krishna River
Amravati, Vijaywada, Srisailam, Mahabaleshwar
Its total length is 531 km. It was known as Pampa during the epic
period. The city of Hampi is built on its bank.
Cauvery River
The total length of the river from source to its outfall into Bay of
Bengal is about 800 km.
The important tributaries joining Cauvery in the Coorg district are the Kakkabe, the
Kadanur and the Kummahole.
tributaries joining the river from the left are the Harangi, the Hemavathi, the
Shimsha and the Arkavathi.
The tributaries joining it from the right are the Lakshmanathirtha, the Kabani, and
the Suvarnavathi.
Further down, the river enters Tamil Nadu state where the many tributaries,
namely, the Bhavani, the Noyil, and the Amravathi join it from the right.
In Karnataka the river bifurcates twice, forming the sacred islands of
Srirangapatnam and Sivasamudram, 50 miles apart.
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Pennar River (also known as Uttara Pinakini) is one of the major rivers of the
peninsula.
The Pennar rises in the Chenna Kasava hill of the Nandidurg range, in
Chikkaballapur district of Karnataka and flows towards east eventually
draining into the Bay of Bengal.
The total length of the river from origin to its outfall in the Bay of Bengal is
597 km.
Tributaries of Pennar River
The basin consisting of Brahmani and Baitarni extends over states of Odisha,
Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh having an area of 51,822 Sq.km
Brahmani River
The Brahmani is the second largest river in Odisha. It originates as two major
rivers namely the Sankh and the Koel from the Chhotanagpur Plateau and both
join near Rourkela forming the major river Brahmani. It flows through
Sundargarh, Keonjhar, Dhenkanal and the coastal plains of Kendrapara and
Jajpur districts before discharging into the Bay of Bengal at Dhamra. The
Brahmani is 799 km long
Brahamani & Baitarni River
The Rushikulya River is one of the major eastern flowing rivers in the
state of Odisha and covers entire catchment area in the districts of
Kandhamal and Ganjam of Odisha.
Vaigai River
It originates in Varusanadu Hills in
Theni & it passes through the towns of
Theni, Dindigul and Madurai and finally
empties into the Palk Strait
Palar River