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The river Tungabhadra derives its name from two streams, the Tunga, about 147 km (91 mi) long, and the Bhadra, about 178 km (111 mi) long, which rise in the Western Ghats. The river after the confluence of the two streams near Shimoga runs for about 531 km (330 mi) till it joins the river Krishna at Sangamaleshwaram in Andhra Pradesh.
The Krishna River has 13 major tributaries. [10] Its principal tributaries include the Ghataprabha River, Malaprabha River, Bhima River, Tungabhadra River and Musi River. [10] The Tungabhadra River has a catchment area of 71,417 km 2 (27,574 sq mi) and a length of 531 km (330 mi). [10] The Bhima River is the longest tributary of the Krishna ...
The river is given the compound name Tungabhadra from this point on. The Tungabhadra flows eastwards and merges with the Krishna River in Andhra Pradesh . It has a dam built across it at Gajanur , and a larger dam has been built across the compound Tungabhadra river at Hospet .
The Raichur Doab is a Doab, in this case the triangular region of land in the southern Indian states of Telangana and Karnataka lying between the Krishna River and its tributary, the Tungabhadra River. The doab is named for the town of Raichur in the Raichur District. The Raichur Doab is considered to be very fertile because of the sediments ...
It is the meeting point of the rivers Tungabhadra and Krishna and is referred to as Dakshina Kasi and is also considered the western gateway to Srisailam. The sacredness of Alampur is mentioned in the Skanda Purana. It is surrounded by the Nallamala hills and is situated on the left bank of the Tungabhadra River. Alampur was ruled by badami ...
The Tungabhadra Dam, also known as Pampa Sagar, is a water reservoir constructed across the Tungabhadra River in the Hosapete-Koppal confluence in Karnataka, India.It is a multipurpose dam serving irrigation, electricity generation, flood control, etc. for the state.
Krishna River; Godavari River; Penna River; Tungabhadra River; Vamsadhara River; Vedavathi River; Swarnamukhi River; Veda River; Avathi River; Jayamangali River
Papagni River: 2008 Rajolibanda Dam, Kurnool: 4 Tungabhadra River: 1956 Gundlakamma Reservoir Project, Chinnamallavaram: 3.85 Gundlakamma River: 1978 Tatipudi Reservoir, Tatipudi: 3.32 Gosthani River: 1968 Prakasham Barrage, Vijayawada: 3 Krishna River: 1855 Thotapalli Barrage, Thotapali village: 2.51 Nagavali River: 2015 Sanjeevaiah Sagar Dam ...