Pranahita River

Pranahita
ప్రాణహిత प्राणहिता
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Native nameప్రాణహిత (Telugu)
Location
CountryIndia
StateMaharashtra, Telangana
DistrictsGadchiroli District, Komaram Bheem Asifabad district
CitySirpur
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of Wardha and Wainganga
 • locationKoutala,[1] Telangana, India
 • coordinates19°35′24″N 79°47′59″E / 19.59000°N 79.79972°E / 19.59000; 79.79972
 • elevation146 m (479 ft)
MouthGodavari River
 • location
Kaleshwaram, Telangana
 • coordinates
18°49′30″N 79°54′36″E / 18.82500°N 79.91000°E / 18.82500; 79.91000
 • elevation
107 m (351 ft)
Length113 km (70 mi)
Basin size109,078 km2 (42,115 sq mi)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftDina River[2]
 • rightNagulvagu River, Peddawagu River[3]

The Pranahita River is the largest tributary of Godavari River covering about 34%[4] of its drainage basin conveying the combined waters of the Penganga River, the Wardha River, and the Wainganga River. By virtue of its extensive network of tributaries, the river drains a large part of Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, as well as the southern slopes of the Satpura Range in southeast Madhya Pradesh. It flows along the border of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra and Komaram Bheem Asifabad district in Telangana. The Pranahita sub-basin is the seventh largest in India,[5] measuring about 109,078 km2, making it larger than the individual basins of significant rivers such as the Narmada River and Kaveri.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Singh, S. Harpal (4 January 2015). "Villagers near Pranahita project the least informed". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. ^ "District Gadchiroli – Rivers & Dams". Gadchiroli.gov.in. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Integrated Hydrological Databook (Non-Classified River Basins)" (PDF). Central Water Commission. March 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Basins –". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.