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The Krishna River in the Deccan plateau is the third-longest river in India, ... located on the banks of the river Krishna is the Sangameshwar Shiva temple at Haripur.
The Srisailam Dam is constructed across the Krishna River in Nandyal district, Andhra Pradesh and Nagarkurnool district, Telangana near Srisailam temple town and is the 2nd largest capacity working hydroelectric station in India.
The full reservoir level of Almatti dam was originally restricted to 160 feet MSL by the supreme court of India.The Krishna River conflict between Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Maharashtra was resolved by the Brijesh Kumar Tribunal and the dam was authorized to be raised to the height of 524 feet MSL with nearly 200 TMC gross storage capacity.
Mahabaleshwar is located on the mountainous Sahyadri range of the Western ... The Mahabaleshwar region is the source of the Krishna River that flows east ...
This lift scheme with pump house located near Puttamgandi village on the left bank of Krishna river also supplies nearly 20 TMC water for the drinking water needs of Hyderabad city. [ 18 ] [ 19 ] Nearly 80% of the Nagarjuna Sagar water used in Hyderabad city is available for irrigation use in Nalgonda district in the form of regenerated water ...
The Kudavelly Sangameswara temple was originally located at the meeting point of Tungabhadra and Krishna river, 20 km (12 mi) north east from the current site at Kudavelly village . It was shifted to Alampur in 1979 when the original site got submerged due to the construction of Srisailam dam. [16]
The existing Eluru canal from Prakasam barrage was dug across the elevated ridge/doab (where Vijayawada city is located) to cross the Krishna river basin and supply water in to lower Budameru river basin. This canal while crossing the city is a deep cut canal (maximum water level below local ground level).
The uplands of Krishna River basin located in Maharashtra and Karnataka are situated on the Deccan Traps which comprises thick seems of basalt rock formations. [17] Basalt rock is prone to chemical weathering contributing more TDS to the river water. Water is not safe for drinking if the TDS exceeds 500 mg/L.