Penna River

• Penna River springs from the Nandi Durg peak in Karnataka.
• It is also known as Uttara Pinakini or Northern pennar.
• It is known by different names like pennar, penneru, and penner in different places.
• It is one of the east-flowing peninsular rivers in India, like Godavari and Krishna.
• The basin extends over the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
• The total length is 597 km.
• The principal tributaries are the Jayamangli, the Kunderu, the Chitravari, the Papagani and the Cheyyeru.

Boundaries of Penna River Basin

• The fan-shaped basin is bounded by
  • the Erramala range on the north,
  • the Nallamala and Velikonda ranges of the Eastern Ghats on the east,
  • the Nandidurg hills on the south and
  • the narrow ridge separating it from the Vedavati valley of the Krishna Basin on the west.
• The other hill ranges in the basin to the south of the river are the Seshachalam [famous for Red Sanders] and Paliconda ranges.