Malaprabha
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Overview
The Malaprabha rises in the Western Ghats of Belagavi district, Karnataka, and flows east to join the Krishna in Bagalkot district.
The great Chalukyan temple sites of Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami lie close to its banks. The Naviluteertha Dam stores its water.
Its water has been at the centre of the Mahadayi (Mhadei) diversion debate between Karnataka and Goa.
Geography and key facts
- Right-bank tributary of the Krishna
- Rises in Belagavi district, Karnataka
- Near Aihole, Pattadakal, Badami
- Naviluteertha (Renuka Sagar) Dam
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims (2019) asked place–river pairs. Pattadakal is a World Heritage Site on the Malaprabha.
Note for UPSC
A Krishna tributary in Karnataka; Pattadakal and Aihole stand near it.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
- UPSC Prelims 2019 · Q23Consider the following pairs : Famous place River Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Malaprabha.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Krishna
- Extent on map
- 15.6°–16.2°N, 74.2°–76.1°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2019
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)