Krishna River: Difference between revisions - Wikipedia

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| image_caption = Krishna riverRiver gorge by [[Srisailam]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], India

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The Krishna River has 13 major tributaries.<ref name=":0" /> Its principal tributaries include the [[Ghataprabha River]], [[Malaprabha River]], [[Bhima River]], [[Tungabhadra River]] and [[Musi River (India)|Musi River]].<ref name=":0" /> The Tungabhadra River has a catchment area of {{cvt|71,417|km2|sqmi}} and a length of {{cvt|531|km|mi}}.<ref name=":0" /> The Bhima River is the longest tributary of the Krishna River.<ref name=":1" /> It has a total length of {{cvt|861|km|mi}} and catchment area of {{cvt|70,614|km2|sqmi}}.<ref name=":0" />

Three tributaries, [[Panchganga]], [[Warna River|Warna]] and [[Yerla]], meet the Krishna riverRiver near [[Sangli]]. Hindus consider these places very holy. It is said that Lord Dattatreya spent some of his days at Audumber on the banks of river Krishna.

[[File:Kudalasangama 7.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Kudalasangama, [[North Karnataka]]]]

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Krishna river basin is endowed with rich mineral deposits such as oil & gas, coal, iron, [[limestone]], [[Dolomite (rock)|dolomite]], gold, granite, [[laterite]], uranium, diamonds, etc. The following are the few noted deposits:

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* [[Krishna Godavari Basin]], oil &and gas

* [[Yellandu]], coal

* [[Bayyaram Mines]], iron