Karanja River

River in Karnataka, India
Karanja
Location
CountryIndia
StateTelangana, Karnataka
RegionSouth India
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKarnataka, India
 • elevation556 m (1,824 ft)
Mouth 
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India
Length74 km (46 mi)

The Karanja River is a tributary of the Manjira River. The river basin is up to 2,422 km sq. The Karanja river is perennial river. It flows over a distance of 74 km with Karanja reservoir being major water source. The river is not navigable.

Notes and references

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Dams, barrages
Geographical
features / regions
Riparian districts
Maharashtra
Madhya Pradesh
Odisha
Chhattisgarh
Karnataka
Telangana
Andhra Pradesh
Cities
Languages / people
Coalfields
Oil / gas fields
Industries
Transport
Highways and railways
Bridges on Godavari
Pollution concerns,
river basin's sustainable
productivity & ecology
  • Algal bloom in reservoirs
  • High alkalinity of river water in the river basin upstream of Pochampadu dam
  • Frequent floods in tail end area of the river basin
  • Alkali salts / high pH water run off from ash / red mud dumps of coal fired power stations / bauxite ore enrichment
  • Excessive silting of reservoirs due to deforestation and mining activities
Related topics
Other basins

18°06′N 77°04′E / 18.100°N 77.067°E / 18.100; 77.067


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