Pennar

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Pennar
Pennaru, Penna, Penner
River Pennar also called Penner Penna Penneru in Eastern Ghats India.jpg
Data
location Karnataka , Andhra Pradesh ( India )
River system Pennar
Headwaters Nandi Hills
13 ° 23 ′ 49 ″  N , 77 ° 34 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height approx.  900  m
muzzle Gulf of Bengal Coordinates: 14 ° 35 ′ 18 "  N , 80 ° 11 ′ 39"  E 14 ° 35 ′ 18 "  N , 80 ° 11 ′ 39"  E
Mouth height m
Height difference approx. 900 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.5 ‰
length 597 km
Catchment area 55,213 km²
Left tributaries Jayamangali , Kunderu , Sagileru , Maldevi
Right tributaries Chitravati , Papagni , Cheyyeru
Reservoirs flowed through Somasila dam
Big cities Hindupu , Proddatur , Nellore
Medium-sized cities Gauribidanur , Tadipatri , Jammalamadugu
Small towns Pamidi

The Pennar (also Pennaru , Penna or Penner ) is a river in southern India .

It rises in the Nandi Hills in the state of Karnataka - 50 km north of Bangalore . From there it initially flows north, but then turns east. It is dammed several times. The river breaks through the Eastern Ghats , where it is dammed by the Somasila Dam . The town of Nellore lies on the lower reaches . Finally, 15 km further east at Utukuru it flows into the Bay of Bengal .

The Pennar has a length of 597 km. It drains an area of ​​55,213 km², of which 87% (48,276 km²) are in Andhra Pradesh and 13% (6,937 km²) in Karnataka. The main tributaries are Jayamangali , Kunderu , Sagileru from the left and Chitravati , Papagni and Cheyyeru from the right. Cities on the Pennar next to Nellore are: Hindupu , Proddatur , Gauribidanur , Tadipatri and Jammalamadugu .

Web links

Commons : Pennar  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. a b c N. Harish et al: Remote sensing and GIS in the morphometric analysis of macro-watersheds for hydrological Scenario assessment and characterization - A study on Penna river sub-basin, SPSR Nellore district, India. . International Research Journal of Engineering and Technology.