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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 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 ...
The major rivers of Andhra Pradesh are Godavari, Krishna and Pennar. ... Krishna River; Godavari River; Penna River; Tungabhadra River; Vamsadhara River; Vedavathi River;
Krishna River 1995 Lower Jurala HEP, Mahabubnagar: Krishna River Rajolibanda Dam: Tungabhadra River 1956 Dindi Reservoir: 2.0 Krishna River Dindi Balancing Reservoir (Nakkalgandi Reservoir) 7.5 Krishna River U/C Osman Sagar Reservoir: 3.9 Krishna River Himayath Sagar: 2.9 Krishna River Musi Reservoir: 3.8 Krishna River Koilsagar: 3.9 Krishna River
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 .
From this tank, south canal would supply Krishna river water by gravity flow to the middle portion of Tungabhadra left bank canal in addition to bringing substantial uplands under irrigation in Karnataka and also connected to the Tungabhadra right bank low level canal at 425 m MSL near through a 1.5 km long aqueduct over Tungabhadra main
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.