Ghataprabha River
| Ghataprabha River | |
|---|---|
| File:Gokak Falls.jpg Gokak Falls on River Ghataprabha | |
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| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Phatakwadi Lake, MH |
| • elevation | 750 metres (2,460 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam |
| Length | 283 km (176 mi) |
The Ghataprabha river in India is an important[according to whom?] right-bank tributary of the Krishna River that flows eastward for a distance of 283 kilometers before its confluence with the Krishna River at Chikksangam. The river basin is 8,829 square kilometers wide and stretches across Maharashtra and Karnataka states. Markandeya, Hiranyakeshi & Tamraparni are tributaries of Ghataprabha River
The source of the river can be identified from Phatakwadi Lake Lua error: callParserFunction: function "#coordinates" was not found., at an elevation of 750 metres above mean sea level.
Bridges
[edit | edit source]The river is crossed by a suspension bridge near the Gokak Falls. The bridge whose construction started in the late 1800s was completed in 1907.[1]
Tributaries
[edit | edit source]The Markandeya, Hiranyakeshi & Tamraparni. rivers are tributaries of the Ghataprabha.[2]
Dams
[edit | edit source]Hidkal Dam with a capacity of 51Tmcft is built across the river in Belagavi district.
References
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