Sarada River

The Sarada River Bridge in Anakapalle, Andhra Pradesh.
Sunset on river Sarada near Anakapalli in Visakhapatnam District

River Sarada is a medium-sized river in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh, India.[1]

The catchment area of the basin is 2,665 square kilometers. It rises at an elevation of 1,000 meters in the Eastern Ghats. It runs eastwards for a distance 122 kilometers and joins the Bay of Bengal.

The basin is surrounded by River Nagavali in the north, River Gosthani, Gambiramgedda, Megadrigedda in the east Bay of Bengal in the South and Machhkund sub-basin of the River Godavari in the west.

Sarada river joining the Bay of Bengal.

Visakhapatnam is the major city in the basin. Yelamanchili and Anakapalli are important towns in the basin.