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Godavari
River,
sacred
river
of
central
and
southeastern
India.
One
of
the
longest
rivers
in
India,
its
total
length
is
about
910
miles
(1,465
km),
and
it
has
a
drainage
basin
of
some
121,000
square
miles
(313,000
square
km)
The
Godavari
River
rises
in
northwestern
Maharashtra
state
in
the
Western
Ghats
range,
only
about
50
miles
(80
km)
from
the
Arabian
Sea,
and
flows
for
most
of
its
course
generally
eastward
across
the
broad
plateau
of
the
Deccan
(peninsular
India).
After
traversing
central
Maharashtra
it
enters
northern
Telangana
state
northwest
of
Nizamabad
and
continues
through
a
broad
valley
and
forms
a
short
stretch
of
Telangana’s
northeastern
border
with
Maharashtra.
The
river
then
turns
southeastward
for
the
last
200
miles
(320
km)
of
its
course,
flowing
through
a
gap
in
the
Eastern
Ghats
ranges
and
then
across
Andhra
Pradesh
state
before
reaching
the
Bay
of
Bengal.
There
it
empties
via
its
two
mouths:
the
Gautami
Godavari
to
the
north
and
the
Vasishta
Godavari
to
the
south.
Water
and
its
Varying
Forms
Even
though
water
exists
in
three
states,
there
is
only
one
correct
answer
to
the
questions
in
this
quiz.
Dive
in
and
test
your
knowledge
of
water...and
see
whether
you
sink
or
swim.
From
its
source
to
the
Eastern
Ghats,
the
Godavari
River
flows
through
gentle,
somewhat
monotonous
terrain,
along
the
way
receiving
the
Darna,
Purna,
Manjra,
Pranhita,
and
Indravati
rivers.
Upon
entering
the
Eastern
Ghats
region,
however,
the
river
flows
between
steep
and
precipitous
banks,
its
width
contracting
until
it
flows
through
a
deep
cleft
only
600
feet
(180
metres)
wide,
known
as
the
Gorge.
On
either
side
wooded
hills
rise
almost
vertically
from
the
waters.
Having
passed
through
the
Eastern
Ghats,
the
river
widens
again,
traversing
wide
lowland
plains,
the
low
islands
in
its
stream
being
used
to
grow
a
variety
of
crops,
notably
tobacco.
At
that
point
the
Godavari
flows
placidly.
Just
below
the
city
of
Rajahmundry
in
Andhra
Pradesh,
a
dam
was
constructed
on
the
river
in
the
mid-19th
century
by
the
British
engineer
Sir
Arthur
Thomas
Cotton,
the
first
major
irrigation
project
on
the
Godavari.
Since
Indian
independence
from
Britain
in
1947,
some
newer
projects
have
been
completed
to
provide
irrigation
and
hydroelectric
power,
including
the
Jayakwadi
Dam
in
west-central
Maharashtra,
and
other
projects
have
been
planned.
The
upper
reaches
of
the
Godavari
are
dry
in
winter
and
spring,
making
it
virtually
useless
for
irrigation.
At
its
mouths,
however,
the
development
of
a
navigable
irrigation-canal
system,
linking
its
delta
with
that
of
the
Krishna
River
to
the
southwest,
has
made
the
land
one
of
the
richest
rice-growing
areas
of
India.
The
Godavari,
throughout
its
entire
length,
is
sacred
to
the
Hindus.
The
Wainganga
rises
in
the
Mahadeo
Hills
in
south-central
Madhya
Pradesh
state
and
flows
360
miles
(580
km)
south
to
join
the
Wardha
River
(a
headwater
of
the
Godavari),
northeast
of
Kagaznagar
in
Maharashtra
state.
Along
the
final
142
miles
(229
km)
of
its
course,
the
river
forms
the
boundary
between
Maharashtra
and
Telangana
states
and
is
known
as
the
Pranhita.
The
river
receives
water
from
numerous
tributaries,
notably
the
Bagh,
Bawanthadi,
Kanhan,
Chulband,
Garhvi,
and
Thanwar
rivers.
The
river
drains
into
the
eastern
Nagpur
plain
and
the
areas
around
Seoni
and
Chhindwara.
During
the
rainy
season
the
river
is
navigable
for
only
a
short
distance
upstream
from
the
confluence
with
the
Bagh
River.
Timber
is
floated
down
the
river,
and
grain
and
vegetables
are
carried
short
distances
by
boat.
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