⚜️The Godavari basin extends over states of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Chhattisgarh and Odisha in addition to smaller parts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union territory of
Puducherry (Yanam) having a total area of ~ 3 lakh Sq.km.
⚜️The basin is bounded by Satmala hills, the Ajanta range and the Mahadeo hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east and by the Western Ghats on the west.
⚜️The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra about 80 km from the Arabian Sea at an elevation of 1,067 m.
⚜️The total length of Godavari from its origin to outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,465
km.
♻️Tributaries of Godavari River ♻️
⚜️ The left bank tributaries are more in number and larger in size than the right bank tributaries.
⚜️The Manjra (724 km) is the only important right bank tributary. It joins the Godavari after passing through the Nizam Sagar.
⚜️ Left Bank Tributaries: Dharna, Penganga,Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita conveying the combined waters ofPenganga, the Wardha and Wainganga], Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati etc.
⚜️ Right Bank Tributaries: Pravara, Mula, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner etc.
⚜️Below Rajahmundry, the river divides itself into two main streams, the Gautami Godavari on the east and the Vashishta Godavari on the west and forms a large delta before it pours into the Bay of Bengal.
⚜️The delta of the Godavari is of lobate type with a round bulge and many distributaries.
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