- The Godavari is the largest river system of Peninsular India and is revered as Dakshin Ganga.
- The Godavari basin extends over states of Maharashtra, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Odisha in addition to smaller parts in Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Union territory of Puducherry (Yanam) having a total area of ~ 3 lakh Sq.km.
- The basin is bounded by Satmala hills, the Ajanta range and the Mahadeo hills on the north, by the Eastern Ghats on the south and the east and by the Western Ghats on the west.
- The Godavari River rises from Trimbakeshwar in the Nashik district of Maharashtra about 80 km from the Arabian Sea at an elevation of 1,067 m.
- The total length of Godavari from its origin to outfall into the Bay of Bengal is 1,465 km.
- Srirama Sagar is an important project on this river.
- The major urban centres in the basin are Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nashik, Rajahmundry.
- The delta of the Godavari is of the lobate type with a round bulge and many distributaries.
Tributaries of Godavari River
- The Manjra (724 km) is the only important right bank tributary. It joins the Godavari after passing through the Nizam Sagar reservoir.
- Left Bank Tributaries: Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita (conveying the combined waters of Penganga, the Wardha and Wainganga), Pench, Kanha, Sabari, Indravati etc.
