Bhima River

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia | Date: 2007

River, southwestern India. Rising in Maharashtra state in the Western Ghats east of Mumbai (Bombay), it flows southeast 450 mi (725 km) through southern Maharashtra, northern Karnataka, and central Andhra Pradesh to join the Krishna River. The Bhima's banks are heavily populated. Its water level rises sharply during the monsoons, and receding floodwaters form fertile farming belts.



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