Godavari
River: The Godavari River rises from a place near Nashik in
Maharashtra, which is at the elevation of 1,465 km. It flows nearly
around 1,465 km before falling to Bay of Bengal. The Parvara, the Purna,
the Manjra, the Penganga, the Wardha, the Wainganga, the Indravati and
the Kolab are the major tributaries of the river. Godavari Basin extends
over an area of 312,812 km in five states, which is nearly 9.5% of the
total geographical area of the country. 'Vishnupuri Prakalp', Asia's
largest Lift irrigation project is constructed on the river just 5 km
away from Nanded city.Krishna River: The Krishna River rises from a place with an elevation of 1337m north of Mahabaleshwar. The Ghataprabha, the Malaprabha, the Bhima, the Tungabha
dra and the Musik are the principal
tributaries joining Krishna. Krishna Basin extends over in three states
with an area of 258,948 km2, which is nearly 8% of the total
geographical area of the country.Tapi River: Tapi River rises from a place with an elevation of 752m near Multai in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. It flows for about 724 km before out falling into the Arabian Sea through the Gulf of Cambay. The Purna, the Girna, the Panjhra, the Vaghur, the Bori and the Aner are the principal tributaries of Tapi. Tapi Basin extends in three states with over an area of 65,145 km2, which is nearly 2.0% of total geographical area of the country.