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Rivers of South India

River Source Length (in km.) Drainage Area (sq.km.) Important Tributaries
Narmada Amarkantak plateau (Madhya Pradesh) 1,312 98,796 Burnner, Baiyar, Sher, Dudhi, Shakkar, Tawa, Hiran, Tendoni, Barna, Kolar, Anjal, Machak, Kundi, Goi, Karyan
Tapi Near Multai (Betul district) 724 64,145 Purna, Betul, Levda, Vaghur, Patki, Ganjal, Dhattrranj, Bohad, Bori, Anbbora, Khursi, Kapra, Sipra, Panjhara, Garja, Khokri, Utaoli, Bokar, Subi, Mor, Mautri, Guli, Aner, Arunavati, Gomal, Harki, Valer, etc.
Luni Annasagar (Ajmer district) 482 37,250 Sukri
Sabarmati Aravalli hills 300 21,674 Wakal, Jawai, Mattri, Sei, Harnav, Halthmathi, Watrak, Meshwa
Mahanadi Near Pharisa village (Rajpur district) 806 1,41,600 Sheonath, Hasdeo, Mand, Ib (left bank), Jonk, Ong, Tel (right bank)
Brahmani Near Nagri village (Ranchi District) 800 39,033 Kura, Sankhed, Tikra
Baitarni Subarnarekha Jharkhand 333, 395 19,500 19,300 Kanchi, Karfari
Godavari Trimbak in Nasik 1465 312,812 All the following rivers upto Pranhita river.
Pravara Western Ghats 200 6,537 Mula
Purna Ajanta hills 373 15,579 —
Manjra Balaghat 724 30,844 Tima, Lanaya,
Penganga Buldhana Range 676 23,895 Pus, Arna, Aran
Wainganga Seoni 609 61,093 Pench, Bagh, Andhari
Wardha Betul district 483 24,087 Wunna, Bembla, Penganga
Pranhita — 133 after confluence 1,09,077 Wainganga Wardha
Indravati Kalahandi 531 41,665 Narangi, Kotri, Bandia, Nandira
Maner — — 13,106 Haldi
Sabari Sindaram hills 418 2,40,427 Sileru
Krishna At an altitude of 1,360, north of Mahabaleshwar Koyna 1,400 2,58,948 All the following rivers
Ghatprabha Western Ghats 283 8,829 Hiranyakshi, Markandeya
Malprabha Western Ghats 306 11,549 —
Bhima Western Ghats 861 76,614 Mula, Mutha, Ghod, Nora
Tungbhadra — 531 71,417 Varada, Hagari
Musi Madek District 240 11,212 Aleru
Muneru — 235 10,409 —
Kaveri Brahmaputra hills 800 87,900 All the following rivers
Harangi Western Ghats in Mudgil Taluk 165 5,200 Yagachi Algur
Kabini Wynad Taluk 210 6,693 —
Suyarnayathi Nasurum Ghat 64 1,689 —
Bhavani Silent Valley forest 216 7,144 Siruvani, Kundah, Coonoor, Moyar
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