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Cauvery River

CAUVERY RIVER SYSTEM

The river Cauvery is an Inter-State river in Southern India. It is one of the major rivers of the Peninsular flowing east and running into the Bay of Bengal.

The Cauvery rises at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri Range of Hill in the Western Ghats, presently in the Coorg district of the State of Karnataka, at an elevation of 1.341m (4,400 ft.) above mean sea level. The catchment area of entire Cauvery Basin is 81,155 sq. km. including the other basin states of Cauvery River System and their drainage areas are indicated below.

The principal tributaries of Cauvery in Karnataka are the Harangi, the Hemavathy, the Lakshmanathirtha, the Kabini, the Shimsha, the Arkavathi and the Suvarnavathy. All these rivers except the Kabini River, Arkavathy River and Suvarnavathy River rise and flow fully in Karnataka. Brief description of these rivers are given below

 

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Sl no Name of the Basin State Catchment area in Sq.kms
1 Karnataka 34,273
2 Kerala 2,866
3 Tamil nadu 43,868
4 Karaikal region of Pondicherry 14
  Total 81,155
 

Harangi

717

Pushpagiri Hills of Western Ghats 1,067 metres 50 km

-

Karnataka

Hemavathy

5,410

Ballarayana Durga in Western Ghats, 1,219 metres, 245 km

-

Karnataka

Kabini

7,040

Western Ghats in Kerala, 2,140 metres, 230 km

Taraka, Hebballa, Nugu, Gundal

Karnataka, Kerala & 
Tamil Nadu

Suvarnavathy

1,787

Nasrur Ghat Range, Length 88 km.

-

Karnataka & 
Tamil Nadu

Lakshmanathirtha

1,690

Western Ghats, 1,950 metres, 131 km.

Ramathirtha

Karnataka

Shimsha

8,469

Tumkur district, 914 meters, 221 km.

Veeravaishnavi, Kanihalla, Chickkhole, Hebbahalla, Mullahalla & Kanva

Karnataka

Arkavathy

4351

Nandidurga 1,480 meters 161 km

Kumudavathy,
Manihalla & kuttehole,
Vrishabhavathy

Karnataka & 
Tamil Nadu

Last Updated: 09-03-2022 03:33 PM Updated By: Admin


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