{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox river | name = Koringa <!---------------------- IMAGE & MAP --> | image = Koringa River at Tallarevu during monsoon.jpg | image_size = 300 | image_caption = Koringa River at Tallarevu village during monsoon | map = | map_size = 300 px | map_caption = Colonial Yanaon and Koringa river on the map | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = 300 px | pushpin_map_caption= <!---------------------- LOCATION --> | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = India | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Andhra Pradesh | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = South India | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = }}
'''Koringa''' (also known as '''Coringa''', {{langx|te|కోరింగ నది}}) is a branch of the Godavari River flowing in the East Godavari district, Konaseema district, Kakinada districts of Andhra Pradesh, India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Pankhuri |date=2021-06-08 |title=8 Lesser-Known Indian Islands You Can Visit |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-explore/8-lesser-known-indian-islands-you-can-visit |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=Homegrown |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Kakinada Hope Island in Andhra Pradesh to be developed as eco-tourism site |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/andhra-pradesh/travel-guide/kakinada-hope-island-in-andhra-pradesh-to-be-developed-as-eco-tourism-site/gs70771633.cms |access-date=2026-03-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
==History== The river was also historically known as the ''Coringa'', ''Koringa'', ''Corangi'', ''Coringuy''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Horsburgh |first=James |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_India_Directory/gCk6YV5AslIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=Coringa&pg=PA573&printsec=frontcover |title=The India Directory: Or, Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia, and the Interjacent Ports of Africa and South America |date=1852 |publisher=W. H. Allen |language=en}}</ref>
==Geography== The ''Goutami Godavari'' is the Eastern branch of the Godavari river, that splits at Vijjeswaram, while the ''Vasista Godavari'' is the Western branch.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coringa Sanctuary {{!}} తూర్పు గోదావరి జిల్లా, ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ ప్రభుత్వం {{!}} India |url=https://eastgodavari.ap.gov.in/tourist-place/coringa-sanctuary/ |access-date=2026-03-06 |language=en-US}}</ref> Other main branch is Vainateya, which splits at Dowleswaram. Tulya, Atreya and Bharadwaja are minor tributaries.
==See also== * Yanam, Pondicherry * Godavari River
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh}} {{Konaseema district}} {{Kakinada district}} {{East Godavari district}} {{coord missing|Andhra Pradesh}}
Category:Rivers of Andhra Pradesh Category:Geography of Konaseema district Category:Geography of Kakinada district Category:Geography of East Godavari district