About south of Nashik, the river bends sharply to the east, washing the base of a high cliff formerly the site of a Mughal fort, but which is now being eroded away by the action of floods. About below Nashik is the confluence of the Godavari and one of its tributaries, the Darna. The stream occupies, for nine months in the year, a small space in a wide and gravelly bed, the greyish banks being high, topped with a deep layer of black soil. A few kilometres after its meeting with the Darna, the Godavari swerves to the north-east, before the Banganga, from the north-west, meets it on the left. The course of the main stream then tends more decidedly south. At Nandur-Madhmeshwar, the Kadva, a second large affluent, brings considerable increase to the waters of the Godavari. The river begins its southeasterly course characteristic of rivers of the Deccan Plateau. The river exits the Niphad Taluka of Nashik and enters the Kopargaon taluka, Ahmednagar District. Within Ahmednagar District the river quickly completes its short course, flowing alongside the town of Kopargaon and reaching Puntamba. Beyond this, the river serves as a natural boundary between the following districts: Ahmednagar and Aurangabad: Along the boundary here, it receives its first major tributary the Pravara River, draining the former district. The confluence is located at Pravarasangam. By virtue of a sub-tributary of Pravara – Mandohol, which originates in Pune District – the basin impinges the Pune district. The river at Paithan has been impounded by the Jayakwadi Dam forming the NathSagar Reservoir. Kalsubai located in Godavari basin, is the highest peak in Maharashtra. Beed and Jalna Beed and Parbhani: Located along here is its merger with Sindphana, an important tributary which drains a considerably large area within Beed. The sub-tributary river Bindusara forms a landmark at Beed.
about south of nashik the river bends sharply to the east washing the base of a high cliff formerly the site of a mughal fort but which is now being eroded away by the action of floods about below nashik is the confluence of the godavari and one of its tributaries the darna the stream occupies for nine months in the year a small space in a wide and gravelly bed the greyish banks being high topped with a deep layer of black soil a few kilometres after its meeting with the darna the godavari swerves to the north-east before the banganga from the north-west meets it on the left the course of the main stream then tends more decidedly south at nandur-madhmeshwar the kadva a second large affluent brings considerable increase to the waters of the godavari the river begins its southeasterly course characteristic of rivers of the deccan plateau the river exits the niphad taluka of nashik and enters the kopargaon taluka ahmednagar district within ahmednagar district the river quickly completes its short course flowing alongside the town of kopargaon and reaching puntamba beyond this the river serves as a natural boundary between the following districts ahmednagar and aurangabad along the boundary here it receives its first major tributary the pravara river draining the former district the confluence is located at pravarasangam by virtue of a sub-tributary of pravara – mandohol which originates in pune district – the basin impinges the pune district the river at paithan has been impounded by the jayakwadi dam forming the nathsagar reservoir kalsubai located in godavari basin is the highest peak in maharashtra beed and jalna beed and parbhani located along here is its merger with sindphana an important tributary which drains a considerably large area within beed the sub-tributary river bindusara forms a landmark at beed