Inland Fisheries

Medium Rivers

A river with a catchment area between 2,000 and 20,000 km² is categorized as Medium River. Forty four such rivers are in India with a total drainage area of 0.24 km². Of these rivers, 9 rivers are interstate rivers as they flow through more than one state. Seventeen rivers flow towards west into the Arabian Sea and 23 towards east into the Bay of Bengal. Four rivers in north eastern states like Mizoram and Manipur flow into Bangladesh. Some of the west flowing rivers include Shetrunji Bhadra, Dhadhar, Vaitama, Kalinadi, Bedti, Sheravathi, Bharathapuzha, Periyar and the Pamba. The total drainage area of these rivers is about 63,500 km². Some of the east flowing rivers include Baitarni, Matai, Rushikulya canal, Thotapalli, Kortalaiyar, Palar, Ponnaniyar, Vellar, Vaigai, Tambraparani, Karanphuli, Kaldan and the Imphal. The total drainage area of these rivers is about 1,793 km².