Key Facts about Krishna River

Sept. 4, 2024

The recent surge in the Krishna River has resulted in boats being washed downstream, with some colliding with the gates of the Prakasam Barrage.

About Krishna River:

It is a river in south-central India.
In terms of water inflows and river basin, Krishna is the fourth biggest river after Ganga, Godavari and Brahmaputra.
Course:
- Origin: It rises in western Maharashtra state in the Western Ghats range near the town of Mahabaleshwar, about 64 km from the Arabian Sea.
- It passes through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh and meets the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast.
- Total Length: 1300 km
The Krishna River Basin extends over an area of about 258,948 sq. km, which is nearly 8 per cent of the total geographical area of the country.
- It is bounded by the Balaghat range on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east, and by the Western Ghats on the west.
Tributaries: Its principal tributaries joining from the right are the Ghatprabha, the Malprabha, and the Tungabhadra, whereas those joining from the left are the Bhima, the Musi and the Munneru.