Malaprabha River

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The Malaprabha River (Kannadaಮಲಪ್ರಭ ನದಿ )is a tributory river of the Krishna River and flows through the state of Karnataka in India. It rises in the Western Ghats at an altitude of 792 m in the state's Belgaum district. The river joins Krishna River in Kudalsangam in Bagalkot district.

1 Geography
2 Tributaries
3 Reservoir
- 3.1 Pilgrimage Centre

[edit] Geography

Malaprabha originates at 16 km to the west of Jamboti village in Khanapur taluka of the Belgaum District in Karnataka, at an altitude of 792.4 meters in the Sahyadri hillrange.

It flows for a distance of 304 km and joins the Krishna river at an altitude of 488 meters near Kudal Sangam in Bagalkot district in Karnataka

Its catchment area is 11549 square kilometers.

[edit] Tributaries

Bennihalla, Hirehalla and Tuparihalla are the major tributories to Malaprabha.

[edit] Reservoir

A dam is constructed near Munavalli in Belgaum District with a storage capacity of 1.07 km³. It irrigates more than 2,000 square kilometres of land. This reservoir is called Renukasagar.

[edit] Pilgrimage Centre

There is an ancient temple of the deity Ellamma on a nearby hill. This is a pilgrimage centre for thousands of devotees.

	Western Ghats
Rivers	Bhadra River \| Bhima River \| Chalakudy River \| Chittar River \| Godavari River \| Kabini River \| Kali River \| Kallayi River \| Kaveri River \| Koyna River \| Krishna \| Krishna River \| Kundali River \| Mahabaleshwar \| Malaprabha River \| Manimuthar River \| Netravati River \| Pachaiyar River \| Parambikulam River \| Saraswati \| Savitri \| Sharavathi River \| Tambaraparani River \| Tapti River \| Tunga River \| Venna
Regions	Goa gap \| Palghat Gap
Hills	Agastya Malai \| Anaimalai Hills \| Anamudi peak \| Banasura Peak \| Biligirirangan Hills \| Cardamom Hills \| Chembra Peak \| Desh Maharashtra region \| Doddabetta \| Gangamoola \| Harishchandragad \| Kalsubai \| Kemmangundi \| Konkan \| Kudremukh \| Mahabaleshwar \| Malabar \| Malnad \| Mullayanagiri \| Marunthuvazh Malai \| Nilgiri Hills \| Palni Hills \| Sahyadri \| Sispara peak \| Taramati \| Vellarimala
Waterfalls	Abbey Falls \| Chunchanakatte Falls \| Gokak Falls \| Irupu Falls \| Jog Falls \| Kalhatti Falls \| Sathodi Falls \| Sivasamudram Falls
Dependent states	Goa \| Gujarat \| Karnataka \| Kerala \| Maharashtra \| Tamil Nadu