Krishna River

Krishna River The Krishna River is one of the longest rivers in central-southern India, about 1,300

Krishna River Gorge by Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India

kilometres (810 mi). It is also referred to as Krishnaveni in its original nomenclature. The Krishna River is the fourth longest river in India after the Ganges, the Godavari and the Narmada.

 Krishna River Gorge by Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India 

Course

 Krishna river rises at Mahabaleswar near the Jor village in the extreme north of Wai taluka,district satara, Maharashtra in the west and meets the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi in Andhra     IndiaPradesh, on the east coast. It also flows through the state of Karnataka. The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was the home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Sun Dynasty kings. Vijayawada is the largest city on the River Krishna. Sangli is the largest city on the river Krishna in Maharashtra state Tributaries Its most important tributary is the Tungabhadra River, which is formed by the Tunga River and Bhadra River that originate in the Western Ghats of Karnataka State. 

 tributaries

w include the Kudali river, Venna River, Koyna River, Bhima River (and its tributaries such as the Kudali River feeding into the Upper Bhima River Basin), Malaprabha River, Ghataprabha River, Yerla River, Warna River, Dindi River, Paleru River, Musi River, Urmodi River (उरमोडी नदी), Tarli River (तारळी नदी) and Dudhganga River. Bridges * Krishna Bridge, Wai - This is one of the oldest bridges built by thod mark (when the water rises to the level of the road on the bridge) for the "Waikar" people. * Irwin Bride British in India. Built with black rock and with nine attractive "kamans", the bridge also serves as a floge, Sangli - This is one of the oldest, historic and largest bridges built on river Krishna during the British rule. This Bridge is built of Red colored stone and has two passages to climb down in the middle of the bridge and view the river water. The Ex Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Late Shri Vasantdada Patil who led the freedom struggle in Western Maharashtra himself jumped into river Krishna from Irin 

Bridge

Krishna river near Vijayawada

Krishna Bridge, Wai - This is one of the oldest bridges built by the British in India. Built with black rock and with nine attractive "kamans", the bridge also serves as a flood mark (when the water rises to the level of the road on the bridge) for the "Waikar" people.

 Dams

There are many dams constructed across the Krishna river.

• Dhom Balakwadi
• Dhom Dam
• Tungabhadra Dam (Karnataka)
• Basava Sagar Dam (Karnataka)
• Almatti Dam (Karnataka)
• Srisailam Dam
• Nagarjuna Sagar Dam
• Prakasham Barrage
• Jurala Dam
• Narayanpur Dam downstream of Almatti Dam
• Amar Dam
• Pulichitnthala Dam is under construction

• .Krishna Basis

•  Krishna Basin extends over an area of 258,948 square kilometres (99,980 sq mi) which is nearly 8% of total geographical area of the country. The large basin lies in the states of Karnataka (113,271 km²), and in Andhra Pradesh (76,252 km²) and Maharashtra (69,425 km²).