Bhima River
River
Country	India
States	Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Tributaries
- left	Ghod, Sina, Kagini
- right	Bhama, Indrayani, Mula-Mutha, Nira
Source	Bhimashankar
- elevation	945 m (3,100 ft)
- coordinates	19°4′19″N 73°32′9″E / 19.07194°N 73.53583°E / 19.07194; 73.53583
Mouth	Krishna_River
- elevation	336 m (1,102 ft)
- coordinates	16°24′36″N 77°17′6″E / 16.41°N 77.285°E / 16.41; 77.285
Length	861 km (535 mi)
Basin	70,614 km2 (27,264 sq mi)
Bhima river course visible in top half.

The Bhima River (Marathi: भीमा नदी, kannada:ಭೀಮಾ ನದಿ) originates in Bhimashankar hills near Karjat on the western side of Western Ghats, known as Sahyadri, in Maharashtra state in India. Bhima flows southeast for 861 km through Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh states. Bhima is the most important tributary of the Krishna river, which is one of the two majors rivers in Maharastra, the other being Godavari River. Nira confluences with Bhima in Narsingpur, Solapur. Bhima is a major tributary of the Krishna River. Its banks are densely populated and form a fertile agricultural area.^[1]

The river is prone to flooding due to heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. In 2005 there were severe flood warnings^[2]

Dams[link]

Ujani dam. Chas Kaman Dam is also there, besides which the famous Sahyadri School run by Krishnamurty Foundation is situated on Tiwai Hills. a bhimasankar tempal situated in khed taluka.and 1st dam on bhima river is in khed taluka named as chas kaman dam.

Bhima river basin[link]

Bhima flows southeast for long journey of 861 km. During this long journey many smaller rivers flow into it. Kundali River, Kumandala River, Ghod river, Bhama, Indrayani River, Mula River, Mutha River and Pavna River are the major tributories of this river around Pune. Of these Indrayani, Mula, Mutha and Pawana flow through Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad city limits. Chandani, Kamini, Moshi, Bori, Sina, Man, Bhogwati and Nira are the major tributaries of the river in Solapur. Of these Nira river meets with the Bhima in Narsingpur, in Malshiras taluka in Solapur district.

Bhima merges into the Krishna along the border between Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh about 24km north of Raichur. At the point where the two rivers meet, Bhima is actually longer than the Krishna in length. The total basin area of Bhima is 70,614 km². The population living along the banks of Bhima is approximately 12.33 million people (1990) with 30.90 million people expected by 2030. Seventy-five percent of the basin lies in the state of Maharashtra.^[3]

Temples[link]

Temples on the bank of Bhima in Pandharpur

• Bhimashankar one of the twelve esteemed Jyotirlinga shrines.^[4]
• Siddhatek, Siddhivinayak Temple of Ashtavinayak Ganesh
• Pandharpur Vithoba Temple in Solapur district.
• Sri Dattatreya Temple, Ganagapura, Gulbarga district, Karnataka.
• Sri Kshetra Rasangi Balabheemasena Temple in Rasanagi, Jevargi Taluq, Gulbarga district, Karnataka

Shri Kshetra Herur (B), Sri Hulakantheshwar Temple

References[link]

External links[link]

• Classification of Waters of Upper Bhima River Basin
• Monitoring of Indian National Aquatic Resources
• Notified rivers
• Flood alert in villages along Bhima river
• Environmental Status of Pune Region, Maharastra Pollution Control Board