Question

What is the length of Krishna river?
A. 1401 km
B. 1435 km
C. 1523 km
D. 1578 km

Answer 1

Hint: When we look in the terms of water unfollow and river basin area then the Krishna river is the 4th biggest river in India. Before the Krishna river the three rivers, which are bigger than it, are - Ganga, Godavari and Brahmaputra.

Complete Answer:The total length of the Krishna river is 1401 km and another name by which the Krishna river is called is Krishnaveni. As a source of irrigation it is of great importance to the following states - Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Jor village near Mahabaleshwar is the source of the Krishna river which is in the Satara district of Maharashtra at an elevation of 914 m. Krishna river. Like most of the peninsular rivers, is an east flowing river and it drains into the Bay of Bengal and it can also be said that the mouth of the Krishna river is in the Bay of Bengal.

Bhima, Dindi, Peddavagu, Mui, Paleru and Munneru are the left bank tributaries of the Krishna river whereas Kundali (Niranjna), Venna, Koyna, Panchganga, Dudhganga, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha and Tungabhadra are the right bank tributaries of the Krishna river.

Rolling and undulating country or hill country is the major characteristic of the basin of the Krishna river except for the western border that is formed by an unbroken line of the Western Ghats.

Therefore the correct answer is option A.

Note: Polavaram right bank canal was constructed to link the water of Godavari river to the water of the Krishna river. This was done because the water availability in the Krishna river was becoming inadequate.