Andhra Pradesh

Capital · Amaravati · a state spanning the Eastern Ghats and a long Bay of Bengal coastline drained by the Krishna and Godavari deltas

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Rivers

Godavari404.8 km

Origin: Trimbakeshwar, Nashik district, Maharashtra

Mouth: Bay of Bengal via the Godavari delta near Antarvedi

Major dams: Dowleswaram Barrage, Polavaram Project (under construction)

The Dowleswaram (Sir Arthur Cotton) Barrage, built in the 1850s, turned the delta into a major irrigation region.

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Krishna437.8 km

Origin: Mahabaleshwar, Western Ghats, Maharashtra

Mouth: Bay of Bengal via the Krishna delta near Hamsaladeevi

Major dams: Srisailam Dam, Nagarjuna Sagar Dam, Prakasam Barrage

Nagarjuna Sagar is one of the world’s largest masonry dams, named for the nearby Buddhist site of Nagarjunakonda.

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Penna0.1 km

Origin: Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka

Mouth: Bay of Bengal near Nellore

Major dams: Somasila Dam

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Vamsadhara141.2 km

Origin: Hill ranges of Kalahandi district, Odisha

Mouth: Bay of Bengal at Kalingapatnam

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Tungabhadra126.7 km

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Nagavali165.4 km

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Palar44.8 km

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Ramsar Wetland

Kolleru Lake

Ramsar 1209, largest freshwater lake in AP | coord: single-source

Ramsar 1209, largest freshwater lake in AP.

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Biosphere Reserve

Seshachalam Hills Biosphere

coord: verified (official checklist)

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National Park

Sri Venkateswara NP

coord: manually placed

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Papikonda NP

coord: manually placed

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Rajiv Gandhi (Rameswaram) NP

coord: manually placed

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Wildlife Sanctuary

Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam

Tiger reserve, largest in India | coord: manually placed

Tiger reserve, largest in India.

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Kolleru WLS

coord: manually placed

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Pulicat WLS

coord: manually placed

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Koundinya WLS

coord: manually placed

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Dams & reservoirs

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Dowleswaram BarragePolavaram Project (under construction)Srisailam DamNagarjuna Sagar DamPrakasam BarrageSomasila Dam