Bhima River Chandrabhaga River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Bhimashankar |
• location | Maharashtra, India |
• coordinates | 19°4′19″N 73°32′9″E / 19.07194°N 73.53583°E |
• elevation | 945 m (3,100 ft) |
Mouth | Krishna River |
• location | between Karnataka and Telangana about 24 km north of Raichur, India |
• coordinates | 16°24′36″N 77°17′6″E / 16.41000°N 77.28500°E |
• elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
Length | 861 km (535 mi) |
Basin size | 70,614 km2 (27,264 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | mouth |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Ghod, Sina, Kagini |
• right | Bhama, Indrayani, Mula-Mutha, Nira |
The Bhima River (also known as Chandrabhaga River) is a major river in Western and South India. It flows southeast for 861 kilometres (535 mi) through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana states, before joining the Krishna River. After the first sixty-five kilometers in a narrow valley through rugged terrain,[1] the banks open up and form a fertile agricultural area which is densely populated.[2]
The river is prone to drying up during the summer season.[clarification needed] In 2005, it caused severe flooding in Solapur, Vijayapura and Kalburgi districts. The river is also referred to as Chandrabhaga River, especially at Pandharpur, as it resembles the shape of the Moon.