River Godavari
| Godavari | |
| Dakshin Ganga | |
| River | |
Dummugudem Barrage on Godavari in Khammam District
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| Country | India |
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| States | Maharashtra, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry (Yanam) |
| Region | South India, Western India |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Banganga, Kadva, Shivana, Purna, Kadam, Pranahita, Indravati, Taliperu, Sabari |
| - right | Nasardi, Darna, Pravara, Sindphana, Manjira, Manair, Kinnerasani |
| Cities | Nashik, Nanded, Ramagundam, Rajamundry, Bhadrachalam |
| Source | |
| - location | Brahmagiri Mountain, Tryambakeshwar, Nashik, Maharashtra, India |
| - elevation | 920 m (3,018 ft) |
| - coordinates | 19°55′48″N 73°31′39″E / 19.93000°N 73.52750°E |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Antarvedi into Bay of Bengal, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 17°0′N 81°48′E / 17.000°N 81.800°ECoordinates: 17°0′N 81°48′E / 17.000°N 81.800°E |
| Length | 1,465 km (910 mi) |
| Basin | 312,812 km2 (120,777 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 3,505 m3/s (123,778 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge elsewhere (average) | |
| - Polavaram (1901–1979) | 3,061.18 m3/s (108,105 cu ft/s) |
 Path of the Godavari through the South Indian Peninsula
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The Godavari is the second longest river in India after the river Ganges having its source at Triambakeshwar, Maharashtra. It starts in Maharashtra and flows east for 1,465 kilometres (910 mi) emptying into Bay of Bengal draining the Indian states Maharashtra (48.6%), Telangana (18.8%), Andhra Pradesh (4.5%), Chhattisgarh (10.9%), Madhya Pradesh (10.0%), Odisha (5.7%), Karnataka (1.4%) and Puducherry (Yanam) through its extensive network of tributaries. Measuring up to 312,812 km2 (120,777 sq mi), it forms one of the largest river basins in the Indian subcontinent, with only the Ganges and Indus rivers having a drainage basin larger than it in India. In terms of length, catchment area and discharge, the Godavari river is the largest in peninsular India and had been dubbed as the 'Dakshina Ganga' – the South Ganges river
The river has been revered in Hindu scriptures since many millennia and continues to harbor and nourish rich cultural heritages. However, in the past few decades, the river has been abused with relentless construction of barrages and dams. The river delta, supporting 729 persons/km2 – nearly twice the density average for the nation, has been categorized as having substantial risk to greater risk of flooding with rising sea levels.
The Godavari originates in the Western Ghats of central India near Nasik in Maharashtra, 80 km (50 mi) from the Arabian Sea. It flows for 1,465 km (910 mi), first eastwards across the Deccan Plateau then turns southeast, entering the West Godavari district and East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, until it splits into two watercourses that widen into a large river delta and flow into the Bay of Bengal.
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