Which one of the following (Tributary - River) is not correctly matched? 

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  1. Pranhita - Mahanadi
  2. Hemavathi - Kaveri
  3. Malaprabha - Krishna
  4. Manjra - Godavari

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Option 1 : Pranhita - Mahanadi
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Key PointsGodavari

  • Godavari is the second longest river in India.
  • It originates from the Brahmagiri Mountain at Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra.
  • Its major tributaries are divided into left-bank tributaries and right-bank tributaries.
  • Pranhita, Indravati, and Sabari are the major left-bank tributaries of Godavari.
  • The left bank tributaries are more in number and larger in size than the right bank tributaries.
  • Right Bank Tributaries: Shivna, Pravara, Mula, Sindphana, Manjra, Peddavagu, Maner.
  • Left Bank Tributaries: Dharna, Penganga, Wainganga, Wardha, Pranahita (conveying the combined waters of Penganga, the Wardha, and Wainganga), Pench, Kanhan, Sabari, Indravati.
  • Terna is the tributary of the Manjra River.

Kaveri River

  • Hemavathi is a left-bank tributary of the Kaveri River.
  • It rises from the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1219m near Ballalarayana Durga in the Chikmagalur District of Karnataka and flows through Chikkamagalooru, Hassan District, and Mysore district before joining the Kaveri near Krishnarajasagara.
  • It is approximately 245 km long. A large reservoir has been built on the river at Gorur in the Hassan district.

Krishna River

  • Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, Bhima, Tungabhadra, and the Musi are the tributaries joining the river Krishna.
  • Malaprabha is a tributary of the Krishna river.
  • It joins Krishna in Kudalasangama.
  • A dam called Renuka Sagar or Naviluteertha Dam was built in 1974 across the Malaprabha River.
  • This dam is the shortest dam in Karnataka with a height of 155 m and 41 m length with four gates.
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