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The river of Krishna has its origin near Mahabaleshwar in the vertical faces of the Western Ghats. A number of minor streams like Koyna and Ghataparbha join the Krishna river to give a subdendritic pattern. The Bhima in the north and the Tungbhadra in the south are the other important tributaries of the Krishna river. Downwards passing through the quartzite scarps, the Krishna has been dammed to form the Nagaijun Sagar Reservoir. Further east, beyond the gorge in the Srisailam Hills below Vijaiwada, it has built its fertile bird-foot delta (Mississippi-type).