Koringa River Explained

Koringa
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Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:India
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type3:Region
Subdivision Name3:South India

Koringa (also known as Coringa, Telugu: కోరింగ నది) is a branch of the Godavari River flowing in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India.

History

The river was also historically known as the Coringa, Koringa, Corangi, Coringuy.

Geography

The Goutami Godavari is the Eastern branch of the Godavari river, that splits at Vijjeswaram, while the Vasista Godavari is the Western branch. Other main branch is Vainateya, which splits at Dowleswaram. Tulya, Atreya and Bharadwaja are minor tributaries.

See also