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title: "Krishna River: Course, Tributaries, Disputes"
description: "The Krishna River, India's second-longest river, flows from the Western Ghats to the Bay of Bengal, impacting four states and regional water disputes."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Krishna is peninsular India's second-longest river, rising in the Western Ghats near Mahabaleshwar and flowing east to the Bay of Bengal.
- Where does the Krishna River originate and where does it end?
- What are the major tributaries of the Krishna?
- Why is the Krishna the subject of an inter-state water dispute?
- How does the Krishna differ from the Godavari?

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In 2014 the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act split Andhra Pradesh into Telangana and a residual Andhra Pradesh, reopening the apportionment of Krishna River waters and prompting fresh references to the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal.

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