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.

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 and Hiranyakeshi 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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