■ PENISULAR RIVER.

● Introduction :-

◇ The Penisular rivers are much older than Himalayan Rivers.

◇ Penisular Rivers are Non - Perennial Rivers.

◇ Rivers have reached their Mature stage and have almost reached the Base level.

◇ Characterised by Broad and shallow valleys.

◇ Water divide in Penisular rivers forms by Western ghats.

◇ Velocity and load carrying capacity is low due to Low gradient.

◇ East flowing rivers make deltas at their mouth while West flowing rivers make Estuaries.

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■ MAHANADI RIVER.

◇ Length - 885Km.

◇ Basin extends over the states of Chattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Maharashtra and MP.

◇ Source - Dandakaranya ( Amarkantaka ) in Raipur district of Chattisgarh.

◇ It enters Odisha plains near Cuttack and enters Bay of Bengal at False point.

◇ Tributaries :-

• Left bank - Seonath, Hasdeo, Mand, Ib.

• Right bank - Ong, tel, Jonk.

◇ Project on Mahanadi River :-

• Hirakud Project.

• Mahanadi delta Project.

• Hasdeo Bango.

• Mahanadi reservoir Project.

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■ GODAVARI RIVER.

◇ Largest river of Penisular India. Length - 1465Km.

◇ aka - Dakshin Ganga.

◇ Rises from Timbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra.

◇ States - Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra, Chattisgarh, Odisha, MP, Karnataka, Poducherry (UT).

◇ Tributaries :-

• Left Bank - Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, wardha, panahita, Pench, Sabari, Indravati.

• Right bank - Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Paddavagu, Maner etc

◇ Below Rajahmundry, the River divides into two main streams Gautami Godavari on east and Vashishta Godavari on west.

◇ It forms large delta before pour into Bay of Bengal.

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■ KRISHNA RIVER.

◇ Second largest river of Penisular after Godavari.

◇ Flows through Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra and Karnataka.

◇ Rises from western ghats near Jor village of satara district of Maharashtra.

◇ Tributaries :-

• Left bank - Ghataprabha, Malprabha and Tunghbhadra.

• Right bank - Bhima, Musi and Munneru.

◇ It flows into Bay of Bengal.

◇ Krishna basin is known for its D-6 block where Reliance Industries discovered largest Natural gas reserves in 2003.

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■ CAUVERY RIVER.

◇ Sacred river of South, aka Ganges of South.

◇ Rises at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri Range, on the Coorg district of Karnataka.

◇ States - T. Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Poducherry.

◇ Tributaries :-

• Left bank - Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha and Arkavati.

• Right bank - Lakshmantirtha, Kabbani, Suvarnavati, Bhavani, Noyil, Amaravati.

◇ Cauvery drains into Bay of Bengal.

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■ PENNAR RIVER.

◇ Also know as Uttara pinakini.

◇ Rises in Chenna Kesava hill of Nandidurg range, in Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka.

◇ Flows in States of Andhra P. And Karnataka.

◇ Tributaries :-

• Left bank - Jayamangali, Kunderu and Sagileru.

• Right bank - Chiravati, Papagni, and Cheyyeru.

◇ Somasila project lies here.

◇ Important town is Nellore.

◇ Flows in Bay of Bengal.

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