Tungabhadra River


       
The Tungabhadra is a river of southern  (A republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947) India. It is the chief tributary of the  (Click link for more info and facts about Krishna River) Krishna River. It formed by the confluence of two rivers, the  (A genus of Siphonaptera) Tunga and the Bhadra, which rise in the eastern slope of the  (Click link for more info and facts about Western Ghats) Western Ghats, in the state of  (State in southern India; formerly Mysore) Karnataka. The Tungabhadra flows east across the  (Click link for more info and facts about Deccan) Deccan Plateau, joining the Krishna in  (A state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal) Andhra Pradesh state, from where the Krishna continues east to empty into the  (An arm of the Indian Ocean east of India) Bay of Bengal.

The wedge of land that lies north of the Tungabhadra, between the Tungabhadra and the Krishna, is known as the  (Click link for more info and facts about Raichur Doab) Raichur Doab.