Ghataprabha River

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.

Ghataprabha River
Gokak Falls on River Ghataprabha
Location
Country	India
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Phatakwadi Lake, MH
• elevation	750 metres (2,460 ft)
Mouth
• location	Lal Bahadur Shastri Dam
Length	283 km (176 mi)

The source of the river can be identified from Phatakwadi Lake 15.939335°N 74.059535°E / 15.939335; 74.059535, at an elevation of 750 metres above mean sea level.

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.