The Moosy River (also known as the Musi River) is a minor water body in the district of
Prakasam.
Geography
The Musi rises near Gotlagattu village in Nellore district at an elevation of about 200 m. at north latitude 15 32' and east longitude 79° 25' and flows in a south-easterly direction for a total length of 112 km. to join the Bay of Bengal.
The river Moosy rises near Dokkalasala in the
Veligondas. It flows first east and then south through
Markapur
Markapuram is a town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is a municipality and is the headquarters of Markapuram Municipality in Markapuram revenue division. Markapuram is notable for the Chennakesava Swamy Temple, ...
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Darsi
Darsi is a municipality town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Darsi mandal in Kanigiri revenue division. It is located at the foot of the Nallamala Hills. It is approximately away fr ...
, Northern border of
Podili
Podili is a Municipality Town in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is the mandal headquarters of Podili mandal. Podili is also known as Prudulapuri. Before British rule its name was "Prudulapuri" meaning "Head quarter ...
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Kondepi,
Vennuru
Vennuru is a village in Prakasam District, in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. This village comes under Kondapi Mandal in Kandukur revenue division. Nearby villages are Chodavaram, Venkanna Palem, Koru Uppalapadu, Thumadu and Muppavaram.
Geog ...
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Koru Uppalapadu
Koru Uppalapadu (or K.Uppalapadu) is a village in Kondapi mandal, located in Prakasam district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It belongs to Kandukur revenue division..
Demographics
census, the town had a population of 2,968. The t ...
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Tangutur
Tangutur is a town and mandal headquarters in the Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It is part of the Ongole revenue division. Nearby towns include Singarayakonda, Kandukur, Prakasam district, Kandukur, Kondapi. The nearest city is Ong ...
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Alakurapadu and
Kothapatnam Mandals falls into the
Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal is the northeastern part of the Indian Ocean. Geographically it is positioned between the Indian subcontinent and the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese peninsula, located below the Bengal region.
Many South Asian and Southe ...
near
Madanur of Kothapatnam Mandal.
Tributaries
Its tributaries are the Gajjaleru, Dondaleru and Atleru. It feeds tanks of Podili and Konakanamitla Mandals.
See also
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Penna River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Penneru, Penner, Pennar, Pennai) is a river of southern India. After originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South directions. The Penna rises in the Nandi Hills, India, ...
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Krishna River
The Krishna River in the Deccan Plateau, Deccan plateau is the third-longest in India, after the Ganga, Ganga and Godavari. It is also the fourth-largest in terms of water inflows and river basin area in India, after the Ganga, Indus and Godav ...
References
{{Hydrography of Telangana
Rivers of Andhra Pradesh