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(Serving the nation since 1945)

Basin Details : Monitoring (South) Organisation

  1. i) Upper Cauvery river basin (i.e. part of Cauvery basin which is lying in Kerala and Karnataka)
  2. ii) Right side tributaries of Krishna river flowing in Karnataka namely Malaprabha, Ghataprabha and Tungabhadra (only above Tungabhadra reservoir).
  3. iii) West flowing rivers draining into Arabian sea in Goa and Southern part of Maharashtra (i.e. uptoKajvi River basin).

The above river basin are spread in the States of Karnataka, Kerala,Maharashtra and Goa.

East-flowing Rivers In Karnataka

SrNo. River System Basin States Principal Tributaries
1. Krishna Maharastra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangna Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Bhima, Tungabhadra
2. Cauvery Karnataka, TN, Kerala, Pudducherry Harangi, Hemavathy, Kabini, Suvarnavathy, Lakshmanathirtha, Shimsha, Arkavathy
3. Pennar Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu Jayamangali, Chitravathy and Papagni
4. Godavari Maharastra, Madhya Pradesh,Chhattisagarh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangna, Orissa Pravara, Purna, Manjra, Pranahita, Indravathy and Sabari
5. Palar Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh , TN Cheyyar

West-flowing Rivers In Karnataka

S.No. River System Basin States Tributaries
1. Mahadayi/ Mandavi Karnataka,Goa Maderi
2. Kalinadi Karnataka Pandhari, Tatti-halla and Nagi
3. Gangavalli (Bedthi) Karnataka -
4. Aghanashini (Tadri) Karnataka -
5. Sharavathi Karnataka Nandihole, Haridravathi, Mavinahole, Hilkunji, Yennehole, Hurlihole and Nagodihole
6. Chakra Nadi Karnataka Kollur
7. Varahi (Haladi) Karnataka Shettykoppa,Halige, Kollavadi and Bangaragalli

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