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RIVERS 3, , The Godavari River System, •, , The Godavari is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is revered as Dakshina, Ganga., , •, , It river originates from Trimbakeshwar, near Nasik in Maharashtra. The total length of, Godavari from its origin to outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,465 km., , •, , The river is often referred to as the Dakshin (South) Ganga or Vriddh (Old) Ganga., , •, , It is a seasonal river, dried during the summers and widens during the monsoons., , •, , The basin is bounded by Satmala hills, the Ajanta range and the Mahadeo hills on the, north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east and by the Western Ghats on the, west., , •, , It flows southeast across south-central India through the states of Madhya Pradesh,, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, and drains into the Bay of Bengal., , •, , The river forms a fertile delta at Rajahmundry.
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The Krishna River System, •, , The Krishna is the second largest east flowing river of the Peninsula., , •, , The Krishna Basin extends over Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka having a, total area of 2.6 lakh Sq.km., , •, , It is bounded by Balaghat range on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the, east and by the Western Ghats on the west., , •, , The Krishna River rises from the Western Ghats near Jor village of Satara district of, Maharashtra at an altitude of 1,337 m just north of Mahabaleshwar., , •, , The total length of river from origin to its outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,400 km., , •, , The major part of basin is covered with agricultural land accounting to 75.86% of the, total area.
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•, , The Krishna forms a large delta with a shoreline of about 120 km. The Krishna delta, appears to merge with that formed by the Godavari and extends about 35 km into the, sea., , •, , Right Bank Tributaries:, o Ghatprabha,, o Malprabha, o Tungabhadra, , •, , Left Bank Tributaries:, o Bhima, o Musi, o Munneru
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•, , It is bounded by the Western Ghats on the west, by the Eastern Ghats on the east and, the south and by the ridges separating it from Krishna basin and Pennar basin on the, north., , •, , The delta area is the most fertile tract in the basin. The principal soil types found in the, basin are black soils, red soils, laterites, alluvial soils, forest soils and mixed soils. Red, soils occupy large areas in the basin. Alluvial soils are found in the delta areas., , •, , The basin in Karnataka receives rainfall mainly from the S-W Monsoon and partially from, N-E Monsoon. The basin in Tamil Nadu receives good flows from the North-East, Monsoon., , •, , Its upper catchment area receives rainfall during summer by the south-west monsoon, and the lower catchment area during winter season by the retreating north-east, monsoon., , •, , It is, therefore almost a perennial river with comparatively less fluctuations in flow and, is very useful for irrigation and hydroelectric power generation., , •, , Right Bank Tributaries:, •, , Harangi,, , •, , Hemavati,, , •, , Shimsha, , •, , Arkavati, , Left Bank Tributaries:, •, , Lakshmantirtha,, , •, , Kabbani, , •, , Suvarnavati, , •, , Bhavani, , •, , Noyil, , •, , Amaravati
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The Pennar River System, •, , The Pennar (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, of Karnataka and drain, into the Bay of Bengal., , •, , The total length of the river from origin to its outfall in the Bay of Bengal is 597 km., , •, , Located in peninsular India, the Pennar basin extends over states of Andhra Pradesh and, Karnataka., , •, , The fan shaped basin is bounded by the Erramala range on the north, by, the Nallamala and Velikondaranges of the Eastern Ghats on the east, by the Nandidurg, hills on the south and by the narrow ridge separating it from the Vedavati valley of the, Krishna Basin on the west., , •, , The other hill ranges in the basin to the south of the river are the Seshachalam ) famous, for Red Sanders)and Palkonda ranges., , •, , Right Bank Tributaries:, o Jayamangali,, o Kunderu, , •, , Left Bank Tributaries:, o Chiravati,, o Papagni
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