Krishna River

Krishna River

The Krishna river is the forth longest river which flows entirely in India ,after  the Ganga  , Godavari  and Narmada . The river is also known as Krishna veni .

Krishna  (river, India)  or  Kistna , river is situated  in southern India , rising in the Western Ghats in Maharastra  State at Mahabaleswar . It flows  generally east for 1,300 km (810 mi) before emptying into the Bay of  Bengal  near False  Divi  Point (Near koduru  in Andhra Pradesh) . The mouth of the river forms the northern limit of   the  Coromandel Coast. The river is not navigable, but  its waters are used for irrigation in Maharastra , Karnatka ,Telangana and Andhra Pradesh . The source of the Krishna is sacred to Hindus.

Tributaries

Main tributary to Krishna is Tungbhadra River  and Ghatprabha

There are four rivrs that join the Krishna at a confluence known as Preeti Sangam or ‘lovers meeting point”   in the satara district these are Venna river, Urmodi river, Tarli river and Konya River

Dams

Important dams are Nagarjun  sagar dam ,Narayan pur Dam ,Prakasham barrage ,almatti dam ,dhom dam  and Srisailam dam

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