1. Ghataprabha

1. Gandhi Sagar

1. Indira Sagar

1. Maithon

Additional Information

• Ghataprabha River is a tributary of the Krishna River.
• Origin: The river originates in the Western Ghats at an elevation of 884 meters.
• Course: It flows eastward for 283 kilometres before merging with the Krishna River.
• Gokak Falls: The river drops 53 meters at Gokak Falls in the Belgaum (Belagaavi) District of Karnataka.
• Tributaries: The Hiranyakeshi River and the Markandeya River are tributaries of the Ghataprabha.

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• The Chambal rises in the highlands of Janapao Hills (700 m) in the Vindhyan Range. It flows through the Malwa Plateau. It joins the Yamuna in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh. The river flows much below its banks due to severe erosion because of poor rainfall and numerous deep ravines have been formed in the Chambal Valley, giving rise to badland topography. The total length of the river is 1,050 km.

Dams on the Chambal

• The Gandhi Sagar dam is the first of the four dams built on the Chambal River, located on the Rajasthan-Madhya Pradesh border.
• The Rana Pratap Sagar dam is a dam located 52 km downstream of Gandhi Sagar dam on across the Chambal River in Chittorgarh district in Rajasthan.
• The Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley Projects, located 29 km upstream of Kota city and 26 km downstream of Rana Pratap Sagar dam.
• The Kota Barrage is the fourth in the series of Chambal Valley Projects, located about 0.8 km upstream of Kota City in Rajasthan.
• Water released after power generation at Gandhi Sagar dam, Rana Pratap Sagar dam and Jawahar Sagar Dams, is diverted by Kota Barrage for irrigation in Rajasthan and in Madhya Pradesh through canals.

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• Narmada is the largest west flowing river of the peninsular India.
• Narmada flows westwards through a rift valley between the Vindhyan Range on the north and the Satpura Range on the south.
• It rises from Maikala range near Amarkantak in Madhya Pradesh, at an elevation of about 1057 m.
• Narmada basin extends over states of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh having an area ~1 Lakh Sq.km.
• It is bounded by the Vindhyas on the north, Maikala range on the east, Satpuras on the south and by the Arabian Sea on the west.
• Its total length from its source in Amarkantak to its estuary in the Gulf of Khambhat is 1,310 km.
• The hilly regions are in the upper part of the basin, and lower middle reaches are broad and fertile areas well suited for cultivation.
• Jabalpur is the only important urban centre in the basin.
• The river slopes down near Jabalpur where it cascades (a small waterfall, especially one in a series) 15 m into a gorge to form the Dhuan Dhar (Cloud of Mist) Falls.
• Since the gorge is composed of marble, it is popularly known as the Marble Rocks.
• It makes two waterfalls of 12 m each at Mandhar and Dardi. Near Maheshwar the river again descends from another small fall of 8 m, known as the Sahasradhara Falls.
• There are several islands in the estuary of the Narmada of which Aliabet is the largest.
• The Narmada is navigable upto 112 km from its mouth.

Tributaries of Narmada River

• Since the river flows through a narrow valley confined by precipitous (dangerously high or steep) hills, it does not have many tributaries.
• The absence of tributaries is especially noted on the right bank of the river where the Hiran is the only exception.
• The other right bank tributaries are the Orsang, the Barna and the Kolar.
• A few left bank tributaries drain the northern slopes of the Satpura Range and join the Narmada at different places.
• The major Hydro Power Project in the basin are Indira Sagar, Sardar Sarovar, Omkareshwar, Bargi & Maheshwar.

Additional Information

• The Damodar River rises in the hills of the Chotanagpur plateau and flows through a rift valley. Rich in mineral resources, the valley is home to large-scale mining and industrial activity. It has a number of tributaries and subtributaries, such as Barakar, Konar, Bokaro, Haharo, etc.
• The Barakar is the most important tributary of the Damodar.
• Several dams have been constructed in the valley, for the generation of hydroelectric power. The valley is called “the Ruhr of India”.
• It used to cause devastating floods as a result of which it earned the name ‘Sorrow of Bengal’. Now the river is tamed by constructing numerous dams.
• It joins the Hugli River 48 km below Kolkata.
• The total length of the river is 541 km.