Ghataprabha River

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Ghataprabha River
Gokak Falls.jpg
Gokak Falls on River Ghataprabha
Ghataprabha River
Location
Country India
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location Phatakwadi Lake, MH
 • elevation750 metres (2,460 ft)
Mouth  
 • location
 Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam
Length283 km (176 mi)

The Ghataprabha river in India is an important[ according to whom? ] right-bank tributary of the Krishna River that flows eastward for a distance of 283 kilometers before its confluence with the Krishna River at Chikksangam. The river basin is 8,829 square kilometers wide and stretches across Maharashtra and Karnataka states. Markandeya, Hiranyakeshi & Tamraparni are tributaries of Ghataprabha River

Contents

The source of the river can be identified from Phatakwadi Lake 15°56′22″N74°03′34″E / 15.939335°N 74.059535°E / 15.939335; 74.059535 , at an elevation of 750 metres above mean sea level.

Bridges

The river is crossed by a suspension bridge near the Gokak Falls. The bridge whose construction started in the late 1800s was completed in 1907. [1]

Tributaries

The Markandeya, Hiranyakeshi & Tamiraparni rivers are tributaries of the Ghataprabha. [2]

Dams

Hidkal Dam with a capacity of 51Tmcft is built across the river in Belagavi district.

References

  1. ↑ David Denenberg. "Suspension Bridges crossing Ghataprabha River". Bridgemeister. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "RIVER SYSTEMS OF KARNATAKA". KARNATAKA WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. Retrieved 9 December 2020.


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