RIVER GODAVARI AND RIVER KRISHNA.

RIVER GODAVARI AND RIVER KRISHNA.

Godavari: This is the most important river of South India and is considered by many as the Ganga of the south stretching for 1465 km. It raises from the Trimbak Highlands of the Western Ghat ranges near Nasik district of Maharashtra. It then flows southward through Maharashtra , Telangana ,Andhra Pradesh to drain into the Bay of Bengal. Near its mouth the river has also formed a large delta. The important tributaries of Godavari are Penganga, Wardha, Wainganga, Manjari, Pranhita, Indravati etc. Some of its important distributaries are Gautami, Vashista and Bainateya.


Krishna: It rises near the Mahabaleshwar range of the Western Ghats. It then flows 1400 km through Maharashtra, Karnataka , Telangana, Andhra Pradesh until it flows into the Bay of Bengal to the south east. Krishna has also formed a large delta at its mouth. Some of the important tributaries of Krishna are Koyna, Ghataprabha, Malprabha, Bhima, Tunga, Bhadra, Bedbati etc.