season (summer) and the lower part during the northeast monsoon season (winter), the river carries water throughout the year with comparatively less fluctuation than the other Peninsular rivers. About per cent of the Kaveri basin falls in Kerala, per cent in Karnataka and per cent in Tamil Nadu. Its important tributaries are the Kabini, the Bhavani and the Amravati. The Narmada originates on the western flank of the Amarkantak plateau at a height of about , m.
Flowing in a rift valley between the Satpura in the south and the Vindhyan range Find out the name of the river on which the Gersoppa (Jog) fall is found. Goa has two important rivers which can be mentioned here. One is Mandovi and the other is Juari. You can locate them on the map.
Kerala has a narrow coastline. The longest river of Kerala, Bharathapuzha rises near Annamalai hills. It is also known as Ponnani. It drains an area of , sq.
km. Compare its catchment area with that of the Sharavati river of Karnataka. The Periyar is the second largest river of Kerala. Its catchment area is , sq.
km. You can see that there is a marginal difference in the catchment area of the Bhartapuzha and the Periyar rivers. Another river of Kerala worth mentioning is the Pamba river which falls in the Vemobanad lake after traversing a course of km. Teachers may explain the comparative importance of west flowing small rivers River Catchment area sq.
km Sabarmati , Mahi , Dhandhar , Kalinadi , Sharavati , Bharathapuzha , Periyar , Small Rivers Flowing towards the East There are a large number of rivers flowing towards the east along with their tributaries. Can you name some of these rivers? There are small rivers which join the Bay of Bengal, though small, these are important in their own right. The Subarnrekha, the Baitarni, the Brahmani, the Vamsadhara, the Penner, the Palar and the Vaigai are important rivers.
Find out these rivers from the atlas. Teachers may explain the comparative importance of east flowing small rivers River