• Rises from the Western Ghats in Maharashtra.

• Total length – 1,400 km.

• Outfall – Bay of Bengal.

• Extension – Andhra Pradesh ; Telangana ;
Maharashtra; Karnataka .

• 8% of the total geographical area.

• Boundary – Balaghat range (north), Eastern Ghats (south and the east) , Western Ghats
(west)

Major tributaries – 13

Right bank tributaries – Six

• The Ghataprabha

• The Malaprabha

• The Tunga Bhadra

Left bank tributaries – Seven

• The Bhima

• The Musi

• The Munneru

• Major Hydro Power stations

● Koyna ; Tungabhadara ; Sri Sailam ; Nagarjuna
Sagar ; Almatti ; Naryanpur ; Bhadra.

• Rich mineral deposits – industrial development.

• Important industrial activities – Iron and steel,
cement, sugar cane, vegetable oil extraction and rice milling.

• Major Urban Centers – Pune, Hyderabad.

• Hydrological observation – Central and State Governments.