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THE RIVER SYSTEMS OF THE PENINSULAR DRAINAGE  
THE MAHANADI  
 
The Mahanadi rises in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya near 
Sihawa in Raipur district Of Chhattisgarh and runs through Orissa to 
discharge its water into the Bay Of Bengal . 
Fifty three per Cent of the drainage basin of this over lies in Madhya 
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh while 47 per cent lies in Orissa.  
It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern 
Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west. 
 
Left bank Tributaries: The Seonath, the Hasdeo, the Mand and the Ib. 
Right bank Tributaries: The Ong, the Tel and the Jonk. 
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THE RIVER SYSTEMS OF THE PENINSULAR DRAINAGE  
THE MAHANADI  
 
The Mahanadi rises in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya near 
Sihawa in Raipur district Of Chhattisgarh and runs through Orissa to 
discharge its water into the Bay Of Bengal . 
Fifty three per Cent of the drainage basin of this over lies in Madhya 
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh while 47 per cent lies in Orissa.  
It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern 
Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west. 
 
Left bank Tributaries: The Seonath, the Hasdeo, the Mand and the Ib. 
Right bank Tributaries: The Ong, the Tel and the Jonk. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE RIVER SYSTEMS OF THE PENINSULAR DRAINAGE  
THE MAHANADI  
 
The Mahanadi rises in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya near 
Sihawa in Raipur district Of Chhattisgarh and runs through Orissa to 
discharge its water into the Bay Of Bengal . 
Fifty three per Cent of the drainage basin of this over lies in Madhya 
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh while 47 per cent lies in Orissa.  
It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern 
Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west. 
 
Left bank Tributaries: The Seonath, the Hasdeo, the Mand and the Ib. 
Right bank Tributaries: The Ong, the Tel and the Jonk. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE GODAVARI 
The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river system   
 
It rises in the Triambakeshwar Plateau of North Sahayadri hills near 
Nasik district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of 
Bengal  
It is 1,465 km Long with a catchment area spreading over 3.13 lakh sq km . 
49 per cent of this lies in Maharashtra and the rest lies in the states of • 
Madhya Pradesh. • Chattisgarh • Andhra Pradesh. • Telangana. • Orissa 
and • Karnataka  
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THE RIVER SYSTEMS OF THE PENINSULAR DRAINAGE  
THE MAHANADI  
 
The Mahanadi rises in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya near 
Sihawa in Raipur district Of Chhattisgarh and runs through Orissa to 
discharge its water into the Bay Of Bengal . 
Fifty three per Cent of the drainage basin of this over lies in Madhya 
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh while 47 per cent lies in Orissa.  
It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern 
Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west. 
 
Left bank Tributaries: The Seonath, the Hasdeo, the Mand and the Ib. 
Right bank Tributaries: The Ong, the Tel and the Jonk. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE GODAVARI 
The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river system   
 
It rises in the Triambakeshwar Plateau of North Sahayadri hills near 
Nasik district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of 
Bengal  
It is 1,465 km Long with a catchment area spreading over 3.13 lakh sq km . 
49 per cent of this lies in Maharashtra and the rest lies in the states of • 
Madhya Pradesh. • Chattisgarh • Andhra Pradesh. • Telangana. • Orissa 
and • Karnataka  
 
It receives a large number or tributaries from the left as well as from the 
right  
But the left bank tributaries are more in number and larger in size than 
the right bank tributaries 
The Manjra is the only important right bank tributary  
The Penganga. the Wardha. the Wainganga. tne Indravati. the Pranhita. 
and the Sabari are its principal left bank tributaries.  
 
The Godavari is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is 
revered as Dakshina Ganga. 
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. 
 
 
 
 
 
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THE RIVER SYSTEMS OF THE PENINSULAR DRAINAGE  
THE MAHANADI  
 
The Mahanadi rises in the northern foothills of Dandakaranya near 
Sihawa in Raipur district Of Chhattisgarh and runs through Orissa to 
discharge its water into the Bay Of Bengal . 
Fifty three per Cent of the drainage basin of this over lies in Madhya 
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh while 47 per cent lies in Orissa.  
It is bounded by the Central India hills on the north, by the Eastern 
Ghats on the south and east and by the Maikala range on the west. 
 
Left bank Tributaries: The Seonath, the Hasdeo, the Mand and the Ib. 
Right bank Tributaries: The Ong, the Tel and the Jonk. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
THE GODAVARI 
The Godavari is the largest Peninsular river system   
 
It rises in the Triambakeshwar Plateau of North Sahayadri hills near 
Nasik district of Maharashtra and discharges its water into the Bay of 
Bengal  
It is 1,465 km Long with a catchment area spreading over 3.13 lakh sq km . 
49 per cent of this lies in Maharashtra and the rest lies in the states of • 
Madhya Pradesh. • Chattisgarh • Andhra Pradesh. • Telangana. • Orissa 
and • Karnataka  
 
It receives a large number or tributaries from the left as well as from the 
right  
But the left bank tributaries are more in number and larger in size than 
the right bank tributaries 
The Manjra is the only important right bank tributary  
The Penganga. the Wardha. the Wainganga. tne Indravati. the Pranhita. 
and the Sabari are its principal left bank tributaries.  
 
The Godavari is the largest river system of the Peninsular India and is 
revered as Dakshina Ganga. 
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 KRISHNA  
The Krishna is the second largest east flowing Peninsular river.  
It rises near Mahabaleshwar In Sahyadri. 
 
 
 
 
The Koyna. the Ghatprabha. the Malprabha, the Tungabhadra and the 
Bhima the Musi and the Muneru are its major tributaries.