About the Krishna
The Krishna is India's second-longest peninsular river, originating at Mahabaleshwar — India's highest-altitude hill station in the Western Ghats — where the source is marked by a carved stone cow's mouth in a temple courtyard. The river flows east across the Deccan plateau through Karnataka, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh before meeting the Bay of Bengal. The Krishna-Godavari delta is one of India's most productive agricultural regions, famous for its rice cultivation and aquaculture.
The Krishna's upper course through the Western Ghats and the Deccan plateau passes through landscapes of great ecological significance. Shivanasamudra Falls — where the Cauvery (a tributary's tributary) powered Asia's first hydroelectric station in 1902 — is one of the most historically significant points on any Indian river. The Tungabhadra Dam and reservoir create Hampi's famous boulder landscape and the ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire, one of medieval India's greatest kingdoms. Water-sharing disputes over the Krishna between Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh have been among India's most contentious interstate conflicts.
Bhima · Tungabhadra · Musi · Peddavagu · Malaprabha