• The flow of rivers in Telangana – The general slope of India is from North West to South East.
• So the rivers flow from North West to South East.
• The original point from which the river flows is called Source of the river or Head water.
• The area of land from which precipitation collects and drains off into a river through streams is called the Drainage basin.

There are two categories of rivers in India They are:

1. Himalayan rivers
2. Peninsular rivers.

• The Peninsular Rivers are older than the Himalayan Rivers. The Peninsular rivers form V’ shaped valleys.
• The major rivers flowing through Telangana are- Godavari, Krishna, Majeera, Musi, Tungabhadra. Among the major rivers, the Godavari basin is about 79% and the Krishna basin is about 69%.