Sarada | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Bay of Bengal |
Basin features | |
Cities | Anakapalli |
River Sarada is a medium-sized river in Alluri Sitharama Raju and Anakapalli districts 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, Meghadri Gedda in the east Bay of Bengal in the South and Machhkund sub-basin of the River Godavari in the west. Visakhapatnam is the major city in the basin. Yelamanchili and Anakapalli are important towns in the basin.