The Godâvarî is an important river of the India, length 1500 km which takes its source with Trimbak in the Western Ghât S, close to Nasik, with 120 km in the North-East of Mumbai in the state of the Maharashtra, runs in direction of south-east through the Dekkan in the Andhra Pradesh, and is thrown in the Bay of Bengal in a common delta with the Krishnâ.

Its principal affluents are Dudnâ, Pranhitâ, Indravatî, Sabarî, Manjrâ and Wardhâ. Godâvarî divides its delta with the Krishnâ.

Godâvarî belongs to the Seven rivers crowned of India.

See too

• List of the rivers of India