Geography Indian Physical 3 · Section 8

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 Catchment area sq. km Subarnarekha , Baitarni , Brahmani , Penner , Palar , in the north, it forms a picturesque gorge in marble rocks and Dhuandhar waterfall near Jabalpur. After flowing a distance of about , km, it meets the Arabian sea south of Bharuch, forming a broad km long estuary. Its catchment area is about , sq. km. The Sardar Sarovar Project has been constructed on this river. The Tapi is the other important westward flowing river. It originates from Multai in the Betul district of Madhya Pradesh. It is km long and drains an area of , sq. km. Nearly per cent of its basin lies in Maharashtra, per cent in Madhya Pradesh and the remaining per cent in Gujarat. Luni is the largest river system of Rajasthan, west of Aravali. It originates near Pushkar in two branches, i.e. the Saraswati and the Sabarmati, which join with each other at Govindgarh. From here, the river comes out of Aravali and is known as Luni. It flows towards the west till Telwara and then takes a southwest direction to join the Rann of Kuchchh. The entire river system is ephemeral. Smaller Rivers Flowing Towards the West The rivers flowing towards the Arabian sea have short courses. Why do they have short courses? Find out the smaller rivers of Gujarat. The Shetruniji is one such river which rises near Dalkahwa in Amreli district. The Bhadra originates near Aniali village in Rajkot district. The Dhadhar rises near Ghantar village in Panchmahal district. Sabarmati and Mahi are the two famous rivers of Gujarat. Find out the places of confluence of these rivers. Find out some important west flowing rivers of Maharashtra. The Vaitarna rises from the Trimbak hills in Nasik district at an elevation of m. The Kalinadi rises from Belgaum district and falls in the Karwar Bay. The source of Bedti river lies in Hubli Dharwar and traverses a course of km. The Sharavati is another important river in Karnataka flowing towards the west. The Sharavati originates in Shimoga district of Karnataka and drains a catchment area of , sq. km.