Koyna River

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The Koyna ( Marathi: कोयना नदी Koyna Nadi English Koyna River ) is a tributary of the Krishna, in the west of the state of Maharashtra, India.

Run

In distinction to the other rivers in the Deccan, underline the east-west, it flows in a north-south direction, about 65 km parallel to the coast of the Arabian Sea.

The Koyna originates in the Western Ghats south of Mahabaleshwar ( Malcompeth ), a hill station in the hills of Sahyadri, at about 1000 m. After about 70 km you reach Helwak flows at King Shivaji 's Fort in past Pratapgadh where it then turns east. It happened then north to the Chandoli National Park and reaches the fertile valleys of the Krishna basin in the Deccan in the village Naudi, and with a mouth width of 100 m at the ends after about a further 50 miles from the river knee Krishna Ghats of Karad in the Krishna. In addition to the Tungabhadra it is the most water tributary of the Krishna.

Koyna Dam

Due to the flow direction, the Koyna is fed throughout the year of rainfall, rainfall average is 5080 mm annually on 60 river kilometers. Therefore, in 1962 /63 Shivaji Sagar Lake at Koyna Nagar north Helwak - between Chiplun and Karad - dammed, the Koyna Dam is the largest hydroelectric plant Maharashtra. The lake itself is about 60 km long, and now occupies almost half of the run of the Koyna one - he is the cause of the severe earthquake of 10 December 1967, and continuing further tremors.

Water and habitat

The Koyna is known for its rich algae and aquatic plant flora; their water points in the dry season and an olive green during the monsoon season, a brownish- blue color.

Tourism

The upper reaches of the Koyna is partly silent, partly challenging whitewater, and is used for kayaking and rafting tours.