Rivers in Maharashtra

• Godavari  River

          The river Godavari is the largest of the peninsular rivers of India. Maharashtra is home for its early flows and Godavari for Maharashtra is no less than Ganga. Referred to as Dakshin Ganga the river holds immense spiritual and cultural significance. Several places at its origin are said to be abode of Rama during the exile. These places are worshipped even today.

           One of the unique aspects of this river is that it drains nearly entire East to West length of Maharashtra. And while running ceaselessly towards the Bay of Bengal the river encompasses nearly all the geographically diverse regions of the state. Originating in Western Ghats this river later traverses through the arid and dry region of Marathwada and then emerges in high rainfall region of Vidarbha. While the Upper Godavari sub basin is a part of prosperous sugar cane growing belt of Western Maharashtra; its tributaries like Manjara and Wardha-Wainganga flow through the region where there is still significant potential of local water systems.

• Panchaganga River

          Panchaganga river is the important river flowing through western Maharashtra. Panchagaranga has become a part of the rivers Kasari, Kumbhi, Tulsi, Bhogavati and Saraswati. According to the legend that was composed by the confluence of the five subguns, she is called Panchganga. Due to rising population and industrialization, pollution is taking place in the river

          It starts from Prayag Sangma  Chikhli village, Karveer taluka  , which flows through the boundaries of the city of Kolhapur, Panchganga River . It is made up of the flow of Kumbh, Kasari, Tulsi and Bhogavati rivers. According to the local mythology, the river Saraswati gets the secret of Panchaganga. After this meeting, the river creates a plateau at the north of Kolhapur and flows east.

• Koyna River

          Koyna river is a major river of Maharashtra . It is the tributary of Krishna . There is a confluence of these two rivers near the Karhad village. The Koyna river and the beach of Solashi connect together at Pataola and it further covers the Koyna dam. She is also known as Shivsagar reservoir. She gets Kera river at Patan.

• Panganga River

       Panganga river is a river flowing through the districts of Buldhana Kolvad, Washim and Yavatmal in Vidarbha and in the districts of Nanded and Hingoli in Marathwada .The origin of the river Panganga is located in Ajantha Dongar in Budhana in Buldhana district. This river flows through the middle of the Risod taluka of Washim district. Yavatmal district has got a supernatural forest resource. The Penganga Wildlife Sanctuary in the district, flowing through Panganga, flows through three sides. Nanded district and the adjoining Sanctuary are on the other side of the river .

        There is a waterfall known as Sahsrakund on the Panganga river in Kinwat taluka. The flow of the river is divided into rock, so that there are two different streams when the water falls down. Sondhabi and Sahasrankund waterfalls are the major attractions of the Penganga Wildlife Sanctuary.

       The river Penganga flows from Buldhana and Yavatmal plateau to the east and gets to the Wardha river at Ballarpur on the east side of Yavatmal. This river is the southern boundary of Washim and Yavatmal districts. Pinda Nagdhav is situated on the bank of the river Nagangaon on the banks of the Panganga river in Kinkav taluka of Nanded district.

• Savitri River

           Savitri River is one of the 5 rivers which originate from Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra state in India.It originates at Savitri point near Mahabaleshwar and flows through Raigad district[1] and eventually meets Arabian Sea at Harehareshwar. It passes through rocky and hilly terrain of western ghats till Poladpur and further through the towns of Mahad, Mangaon and Shrivardhan Tehsil (taluka). There are a number of Shiva temples along the banks of river Savitri. Many other small rivers get merged into it at Kapade, Poladpur and Birwadi. Its major tributary is the Kal River which enters from the right (north) near Dasgaon.

• Darna River

      Darna is a minor right-bank tributary of Godavari in the Nashik District, Maharashtra. Rising north of the Kalsubai range, it drains Igatpuri, Nashik and Niphad Talukas of Nashik District. The conjunction with Godavari is situated at Darnasangvi.