Krishna River
third longest river in central−southern India
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Summary
Krishna River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 0.33% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,288 views/month, #45 of 13,643).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Karnataka[3], Andhra Pradesh[4], Maharashtra[5], Telangana[6]
- Country: India[7]
- Continent: Asia[8]
- Commons category: Krishna River[9]
- Mouth of the watercourse: Bay of Bengal[10]
- Origin of the watercourse: Mahabaleshwar[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Krishna River[12]
- Tributary: Bhima River[13], Musi River[14], Koyna River[15], Tungabhadra River[16], Tunga River[17], Malaprabha River[18], Nira River[19], Ghataprabha River[20]
- Category for the water basin: Q8956180[21]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[24], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26]
- Name in kana: クリシュナがわ[27]
- Length: 1400 km[28]
- Watershed area: 258,948 km²[29]
- Discharge: 1641 cubic metre per second[30]
- Drainage basin: Tungabhadra River[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
Why It Matters
Krishna River has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 57 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]