Ghataprabha River

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The Ghataprabha river in India is an important right-bank tributary of the Krishna River and flows eastward for a distance of 283 kilometers before its confluence with the Krishna River at Chikksangam. The river basin is 8,829 square kilometers wide and stretches across Maharashtra and Karnataka states.

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Bridges

The river is crossed by a suspension bridge near the Gokak Falls. The bridge whose construction started in the late 1800s was completed in 1907.[1]

Tributaries

The Markandeya and Hiranyakeshi rivers are tributaries of the Ghataprabha.[2]

Dams

Hidkal Dam with a capacity of 51Tmcft is built across the river in Belagavi district.

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