Brief Description of the Basin |
· The
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It rises in the Mahadev
range of the Western Ghats at an altitude of 1,337
m near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra
State, about 64 km from the Arabian Sea.
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It flows for a distance of 305 km in
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The length of the river is about 1,400 km
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On the north, the basin is bounded by the range
separating it from the
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Drainage area of the basin is 258,948 km2 |
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Drainage area of the Basin (in Km2) |
Statewise Drainage Area (in Km2) |
Name of State |
Drainage area |
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69,425 |
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Karnataka |
113,271 |
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Andhra
Pradesh |
76,252 |
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Total Drainage Area of |
258,948 |
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Geology of the Basin |
The
geology of the |
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Water Potential of the Basin |
Surface Water potential |
78.1 km3 |
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Ground Water potential |
26.41
km3 |
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Hydropower Potential |
Hydropower Station |
(Installed capacity 50MW and above) |
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Nagarjunsagar |
815 |
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Srisailam |
770 |
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Nagarjunsagar RC |
91 |
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Nagarjunsagar CH |
61 |
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Srisailam LB |
900 |
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Water Utilization |
Surface Water Utilization |
Drinking purposes |
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Irrigation purposes |
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Ground Water Utilization |
Drinking purposes |
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Irrigation purposes |
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Tributaries with drainage area in sq. km. |
Name of the Tributary |
Drainage area (Km2) |
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Koyna |
4,890 |
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Panchganga |
2,575 |
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Dudhganga |
2,350 |
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Ghataprabha |
8,829 |
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Malaprabha |
11,549 |
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Bhima |
70,614 |
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Tungabhadra |
71,417 |
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Dindl |
3,490 |
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Peddavagu |
2,343 |
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Halia |
3,780 |
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Musi |
11,212 |
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Upper Krishna Project Stage – 1,Upper Krishna
Project Stage – 2, Srisailam Dam, Pulichintala Project, Nagarjunasagar Project, Ghatprabha Dam, Tungabhadra Project, Vanivilas Sagar
Project, Bennihora
Project, Bhadha
Reservoir Project, Bhima Irrigation
Project, Hipparagi Barrage,
Malprabha Project, Upper Tunga
Project, Koyna dam, Markendaya Project, Singatalur
Lift Irrigation, Krishna
Irrigation Project, Osmansagar Reservoir and Prakasam barrage |
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Water Quality of the Basin |
Based
on the systematic sampling of river water at many locations in the basin, its
suitability for various purposes is determined by CPCB and as per the
results, the quality is not as per the desired class and BOD remains the most
critical parameter. At some places, DO and total coliform
are also causing problem. |
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Problems in the Basin |
The |
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Mythology |
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