Rivers of peninsular India and

their location:

Godavari

Krishna

Kaveri

Narmada

Tapi

Mahanadi

Narmada

It arises from the

Amarkantak hills.

It is the 5th longest river in the

Indian subcontinent

It is also known as "Life Line of

Madhya Pradesh“.

Narmada is older than the

Ganges

Teak and India's best hardwood forests are found in the Narmada River basin.

The ecoregion is home to 76 species of mammals and to 276 bird species.

The sprawling caves of Bhimbetka are located on the banks of this river.

In Indian history, Kannada emperor from Chalukya dynasty Pulakeshin II is said to have defeated emperor Harshavardhana of Kannauj on the banks of Narmada.

TapiIt rises from the Satpura

Ranges (Betul district).

The tributaries are Purna

River, Girna River, Panzara

River, Waghur River, Bori

River and Aner River.

It flows towards west and

it has a course of 724

km.

Godavari

1.The Godavari also known as Dakshin

Ganga is the second largest river in

India after the river Ganges.

2.It starts in Maharashtra and flows

for 1.456 km into the Bay of Bengal

via the states Telangana and Andhra

Pradesh.

4.Major tributaries of Godavari are

Pravara, Indravati, Manjira river,

Bindusara river and Sabri river.

RIVER KRISHNA

The Krishna River , the

third longest river in

central−southern India,is

almost 1,400 km long.

There are four rivers that join the

Krishna at a confluence known as

Preeti Sangam, or "Lover's Meeting

Point" in the Satara District. These

are Venna river, Urmodi River, Tarli

River and Koyna river.

It drains Karnataka, Maharashtra,

Telengana, Andhra Pradesh. The largest

tributary of the Krishna River is

the Tungabhadra, but the longest

tributary is the Bhima.

RIVER KRISHNA

Krishna Basin extends over an area of

258,948 square kilometres

(99,980 sq. mi) which is nearly 8% of

the total geographical area of the

country. This large basin lies in the

states of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra

Pradesh and Maharashtra.

The Krishna river rises in the

Western Ghats, at an elevation of

about 1337 m just north

of Mahabaleshwar, about 64 km from

the Arabian Sea. It flows for about

1400 km and outfalls into the Bay

of Bengal

Kaveri

The Kaveri rises

in the Brahmagiri

range of the

western Ghats

and it reaches

the Bay of

Bengal in south

of Cuddalore , in

Tamil Nadu .

Total length of the river is 760

km .Its main Tributaries are

Amravati, Bhavani, Hemavati, and

Kabini . Its basin drains parts of

Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil nadu

Mahanadi

The Mahanadi is a major river in

East Central India. It drains an area

of around 141,600 square km and

has a total course of 858 km

(533 mi). The river flows through

the states of Chhattisgarh and

Orissa.

Mahanadi’s drainage basin is

shared by Maharashtra,

Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand

and Orissa

Thanks to:

Sharon-River Tapi

Sanjana-Godavari River

Nasir-Kaveri river

Mallika-Welcome and introduction

Jason-Thank you and credits

Govind-River Krishna

Bindu-Mahanadi River

Akshaj-River Narmada

Nayantara teacher, for assigning the assignment