Tungabhadra River

Tungabhadra River
Tungabhadra River at Hampi
Tungabhadra River
Location
Country	India
State	Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Cities	Siruguppa, Sringeri, Hospet, Hampi, Kampli, Mantralayam, Kurnool, Gangavathi
Physical characteristics
Source	Koodli (The place where the Thunga and Bhadra rivers meet)
• location	Koodli, Bhadravathi, Karnataka, India
• coordinates	14°0′30″N 75°40′27″E / 14.00833°N 75.67417°E / 14.00833; 75.67417
• elevation	560 m (1,840 ft)
Mouth	Krishna River
• location	Murvakonda, Andhra Pradesh, and Jogulamba Gadwal District, India
• coordinates	15°53′19″N 78°09′51″E / 15.88861°N 78.16417°E / 15.88861; 78.16417
• elevation	264 m (866 ft)
Length	531 km (330 mi)
Basin size	71,417 km2 (27,574 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	Krishna River
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Tunga River, Kumudvati River, Varada River
• right	Bhadra River, Vedavathi River,

The Tungabhadra River (Kannada: [t̪uŋɡɐbʱɐd̪rɐ]) starts and flows through the state of Karnataka, India, during most of its course, then through Andhra Pradesh, and ultimately joins the Krishna River near Murvakonda in Andhra Pradesh.

The river Tungabhadra derives its name from two streams, the Tunga, about 147 km (91 mi) long, and the Bhadra, about 178 km (111 mi) long, which rise in the Western Ghats. The river after the confluence of the two streams near Shimoga runs for about 531 km (330 mi) till it joins the river Krishna at Sangamaleshwaram in Andhra Pradesh. It runs for 382 km (237 mi) in Karnataka, forms the boundary between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh for 58 km (36 mi) and further runs for the next 91 km (57 mi) in Andhra Pradesh. The total catchment area of the river is 69,552 km² (26,854 sq mi) up to its confluence with the Krishna and it is 28,177 km² (10,879 sq mi) up to Tungabhadra Dam. It is influenced chiefly by the South-West monsoon. It is a perennial river, but the summer flows dwindle to as low as 2.83 to 1.42 cumec (100 to 50 cusec).^[1]