Peninsular River System

1. WELCOME Power Point Presentation Topic : Peninsular River System By : Varun

2. P en i nsular R i vers

3. Sl No Rivers Origin Length (km) Catchment Area (Sq. Km.)  1. Mahi Dhar (Madhya Pradesh) 583 34842 2. Narmada Amarkantak 1312 98796 3. Tapi Betul (Madhya Pradesh) 724 65145 4. Mahanadi Nazri Town 851 141589 5. Godavari Nasik 1465 312812 6. Krishna Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra) 1401 258948 7. Kaveri Talacauvery 800 811555

4. E astward and W estward F low i ng R i vers East Flowing Rivers West Flowing Rivers These rivers drain in the Bay of Bengal These rivers drain in the Arabian Sea These rivers form Deltas They form estuaries Their Tributaries are very large Their tributaries are very small in size They Flow through shallow or mature valley They flow through rift valleys Examples: Godavari ,Krishna, Kaveri, Mahanadi Examples: Narmada, Tapi

5. N armada B as i n The river rises from the Amarkantakapeak (1,057 m) of the Maikal Range in M.E It makes an estuary with Gulf of Khambat near Bharauch. Its length is 1,312 km and its catchment area is 93,000 sq km.

6.   Sardar Sarovar Narmada Dam Dhuandhar falls Amarkantak Riverine Island Omkara

7. T ap i B as i n The Tapi or Tapti River is one of the main rivers of peninsular India. The river originates from the East Satpura Mountain Ranges, in south Madhya Pradesh. The river finishes its itinerary into the Gulf of Khambat, close to the Surat City in Gujarat.

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9. G odavar i B as i n It originates in the Nasik district of Maharashtra State. It passes through Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh and forms a delta in the Bay of Bengal. This river is 1,500 km long. Its drainage area is 312 thousand sq km.

10. Rajahmundry ^The Godavari Bridge It is Asia's second longest road-cum-rail bridge crossing a water body Pochera and Kuntala Rajahmundry

11. M ahanad i B as i n This river originates from the Bastar Hills in Chhattisgarh. It makes a delta in Orissa and meets the Bay of Bengal. Out of these tributaries the Sconath has the largest catchment area. The right hand tributaries are the Jonk, Ung and Tel. The catchment area of the Tel is about 22.8 thousand sq km.

12.   Hirakud dam Khandadhar Falls    Jobra Barrage Bridge across the River Mahanadi Satkosia Tiger Resreve,Odisha

13. K r i shna B as i n This river originates from near Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra State. This place is only 64 km away from the Arabian Sea. This river makes a delta close to that of the Godavari and meets the Bay of Bengal. Its length is 1,400 km and the catchment area is 259 thousand sq km. It passes through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and A.P

14. Srisailam Dam Dudhsagar Waterfalls Srivasta Nimmaraju Nagarjuna Sagar Dam

15. K aver i B as i n This river rises and descends from the Brahamanpjin Hills in Coorg district of Karnataka State. This river makes a delta at the Bay of Bengal. The total length of this river is 800 km. It passes through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu states.

16. Talacauvery, the birth place of river Kaveri Chunchi falls Cauvery water released to Tamil Nadu Shivanasamudra

17. O ur C oncern f or o ur R i vers

18. THE END From : Varun

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