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The Bhima River(Marathi: Bhīmā Nadī , pronounced [bʱiːmɑː], also known as Chandrabhaga River) is a major river in Western and South India. It flows southeast for 861 kilometres (535 mi) through Maharashtra , Karnataka , and Telangana states, before joining the Krishna River .
The Bhima River, which originates in Bhimashankar of the Western Ghats, and forms the Bhima Valley with its tributary rivers and streams, has twenty-two dams built on it of which the Ujjani Dam is the terminal dam on the river and is the largest in the valley that intercepts a catchment area of 14,858 km 2 (5,737 sq mi) (which includes a free ...
Bhima River: Telangana and Karnataka: 139 N NW22 Birupa River-Badi River-Genguti River-Brahmani River: Odisha 156 N NW23 Budhabalanga River: Odisha 56 N NW24 Chambal River: Uttar Pradesh 60 Y NW25 Chapora River: Goa: 33 N NW26 Chenab River: JandK and Punjab 53 Y NW27 Cumbarjua Canal: Goa 17 N NW28 Dabhol creek-Vashishti River: Maharashtra 45 Y ...
Most of the rivers in India originate from the four major watersheds in India. The Himalayan watershed is the source of majority of the major river systems in India including the three longest rivers–the Ganges, the Brahmaputra and the Indus. [3] [4] These three river systems are fed by more than 5000 glaciers. [5]
Map of India showing the major rivers. With a land area of 3,287,263 km 2 (1,269,219 sq mi) consisting of diverse ecosystems, India has many rivers systems and perennial streams. [ 1 ] The rivers of India can be classified into four groups – Himalayan, Deccan, Coastal, and Inland drainage.
The Chaskaman Dam is one of the important dams of Maharashtra and is built on the Bhima River at Rajgurunagar in Pune district. It is located across river Bhima in Krishna basin near Village Bibi in Khed taluka. The main purpose of this dam was to improve irrigation and supply of electricity to the nearby villages.
The following is a list of the cities in India through which major rivers flow. [1] Andhra Pradesh ... River Pandharpur: Bhima: Alandi, Dehu: Indrayani: Gangakhed ...
Map of the major rivers, lakes and reservoirs in India. This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China, and USA.