Peninsular Rivers

The Narmada River carves a world-famous gorge through the Marble Rocks near Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh, culminating in the high-velocity Dhuandhar Falls.

The overarching Godavari-Cauvery link comprises multiple stages, structurally connecting the Godavari to the Krishna basin, then routing via the Pennar basin before finally emptying into the Cauvery basin.

The Luni River originates in the Pushkar valley of the Aravalli Range, flows southwest through Rajasthan, and terminates inside the salt wastes of the Rann of Kachchh without emptying into any sea.

The Manjira River (also spelled Manjira) is a major right-bank tributary of the Godavari. It flows through Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana, where the Nizamsagar reservoir is constructed across its path.

The Hogenakkal Falls is created by the Cauvery River on the border between Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu and Krishnagiri district in Karnataka, where the water plunges down deep carbonatite rock channels.

The Sileru and Baleru are critical headwater systems that feed into the Sabari River, which is a major left-bank tributary of the lower Godavari river system.

The Tungabhadra River is formed by the union of Tunga and Bhadra rivers and serves as the primary, longest right-bank tributary of the Krishna River system.

The Wainganga-Penganga link is a state-level river interlinking configuration managed inside the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra to transfer water across Godavari sub-basins.

Both Kapildhara and Sahasradhara waterfalls are formed along the upper course of the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, preceding its entry into the structural rift valley.

Chilika Lake, Asia's largest brackish water lagoon, is situated at the mouth of the Daya River, which is a major distributary of the Mahanadi river system in Odisha.