KRISHNA RIVER SYSTEM (KRISHNA AND ITS TRIBUTARIES) Krishna (Second largest east flowing river of the Peninsula) Source: North of Mahabaleshwar in the Western Ghats. Length: Flows for a distance of 1,400 km to the Bay of Bengal River’s Basin: 258,948 sq.km. Lies in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra. Information: Important tributaries: Bhima, Tungabhadra, Ghatprbha, Malaprabha, Musi and Koyna. Kaveri Source: Rises in the Brahmgiri Range of Western Ghats. Length: 800km River’s Basin: 87,900 sq.km.- Shared by Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. Information: Left bank tributaries: Herangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, Arkavati, etc. Right bank tributaries: Kabani, Bhavani and Amravati etc.
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