River Krishna
| Krishna | |
| ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ನದಿ कृष्णा नदी కృష్ణా నది |
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| Country | India |
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| States | Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Bhima, Dindi, Peddavagu, Haliya, Musi, Paleru, Munneru |
| - right | Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhaganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Tungabhadra |
| Source | Near Mahabaleswar, Jor village |
| - location | Satara district, Maharashtra, India |
| - elevation | 914 m (2,999 ft) Geographic headwaters |
| - coordinates | 17°59′18.8″N 73°38′16.7″E / 17.988556°N 73.637972°E |
| Mouth | Hamsaladeevi, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh |
| - location | Bay Of Bengal, India |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 15°44′10.8″N 80°55′12.1″E / 15.736333°N 80.920028°ECoordinates: 15°44′10.8″N 80°55′12.1″E / 15.736333°N 80.920028°E |
| Length | 1,400 km (870 mi) approx. |
| Basin | 258,948 km2 (99,980 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 2,213 m3/s (78,151 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge elsewhere (average) | |
| - Vijayawada (1901–1979 average), max (2009), min (1997) |
1,641.74 m3/s (57,978 cu ft/s) |
 Path of the Krishna through the South Indian Peninsula
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The Krishna River is the fourth-biggest river in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Godavari and Brahmaputra. The river is almost 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) long. The river is also called Krishnaveni. It is a major source of irrigation for Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
Krishna river originates in the western ghats near Mahabaleshwar at an elevation of about 1,300 metres, in the state of Maharashtra in central India. It is one of the longest rivers in India. The Krishna river is around 1,400 km in length. The Krishna river's source is at Mahabaleswar near the Jor village in the extreme north of Wai Taluka, Satara District, Maharashtra in the west and empties into the Bay of Bengal at Hamasaladeevi (near Koduru) in Andhra Pradesh, on the east coast. It flows through the state of Karnataka before entering Telangana State. The delta of this river is one of the most fertile regions in India and was the home to ancient Satavahana and Ikshvaku Sun Dynasty kings. Vijayawada is the largest city on the River Krishna.
It causes heavy soil erosion during the monsoon floods. It flows fast and furious, often reaching depths of over 75 feet (23 m). Ironically, there is a saying in Marathi "Shant vaahate Krishnamaai" which means "quiet flows Krishna". This term is used to describe that a person should be as quiet as Krishna.
The largest tributary of the Krishna River is the Tungabhadra River with a drainage basin measuring 71,417 km2 (27,574 sq mi), running for about 531 km (330 mi), but the longest tributary is the Bhima River, which makes a total run of 861 km (535 mi) and has an equally large drainage area of 70,614 km2 (27,264 sq mi).
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