Godavari flows above danger mark at Bhadrachalam

Subject : Geography

Section: Rivers in news

Context: Godavari flows above danger mark at Bhadrachalam, official says ‘prepared for flood situation’

Godavari:

The Godavari is thelargest Peninsular River system. It is also called the Dakshin Ganga.
The Godavari basin extends over states of Maharashtra, Telangana ,Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in addition to smaller parts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union territory of Puducherry having a total area of 3,12,812 Sq.km with a maximum length and width of about 995 km and 583 km.
The basin is bounded by Satmala hills, the Ajanta range and the Mahadeo hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east and by the Western Ghats on the west.
The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra about 80 km from the Arabian Sea at an elevation of 1,067 m. The total length of Godavari from its origin to outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,465 km.
Godavari river rises near Nasik in Maharashtra at an elevation of about 1067 m and flows for a length of about 1465 km before outfalling in to the Bay of Bengal. The principal tributaries of the river are the Pravara, the Purna, the Manjra, the Penganga, the Wardha,the Wainganga the Pranhita(combined flow of Wainganga, Penganga, Wardha), the Indravati, the Maner and the Sabri.