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Water Supply Cauvery River

First Published: April 3, 2016 | Last Updated:April 3, 2016

A Water Water Kaveri or Cauvery ows in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The river covers
distance of about 765 km and ows through the state of Karnataka and Tam
Bridal Wear Nadu. On its journey to the Bay of Bengal, the river is joined by its tributarie
which include Shimsa, Hemavathi, Honnuhole, Arkavathi, Kapila, Lakshman
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Talacauvery (also Talakaveri) located about 5000 ft above sea level
considered the source of the Cauvery.
Talacauvery is located in Coorg district of Karnataka and is 47 km fro
Maidekri.
Talacauvery is considered a famous pilgrimage site in Karnataka.  At the sourc
of the Cauvery there is a temple where every year on Tula sankraman
thousands of pilgrims gather to pay their respects to the Cauvery.
The river then ows through Mysore district where two island
Srirangapatnam and Shivanasamudram are formed.  At Sivasamudram th
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Science & Techonlogy  river drops 98 meters forming famous falls known as Gagan Chukki and Ba
Environment Current Affairs  Chukki. After meandering through Karnataka, the river then enters Tam
Nadu and forms the boundary between the Erode and Salem districts. Th
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Cauvery is joined by the Bhavani River at Bhavani. Hogenakkal is a majo
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landmark on the course of the Cauvery in Tamil Nadu. Trichy and Thanjavu
Persons in News are other important towns on the banks of the Cauvery.
Places in News The river after covering a distance of 765 km merges into the Bay of Beng
Awards & Honours through two principal mouths. One of the important distributory is Kollidam
which is is the northern distributary of the Kaveri River as it ows through th
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delta of Thanjavur. It splits from the main branch of the Kaveri River at th
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Tributaries
Riparian States and UTs
Cauvery River Basin
Tributaries of Cauvery

Tributaries
Amaravati, Arkavathy, Bhavani, Chinnar, Hemavati, Honnuhole, Kabin
Kannika, Kollidam, Lakshmana Tirtha, Lokapavani, Noyyal, Pambar, Shimsh
Sujyothi
Riparian States and UTs
Karnataka, Kerala, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu
Cauvery River Basin
The Kaveri basin is estimated to  72,000 km2 with many tributaries includin
the Shimsha, the Hemavati, the Arkavati, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirth
Kabini, Bhavani River, the Lokapavani, the Noyyal and the Amaravati River.
Tributaries of Cauvery
Amaravathi River: Amaravati River is a tributary of Kaveri River
Coimbatore. It is continuation of the Pambar and Chinnar rivers in Kerala.
begins at Manjampatti Valley between the Annamalai Hills and the Palni Hil
in Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. It descends in
northerly direction through Amaravathi Reservoir and Amaravathi Dam a
Amaravathinagar. It is joined by the Kallapuram River at the mouth of th
Ajanda valley in Udumalaipettai. It joins with the Kaveri at Thirumukkuda
about 10km from Karur.
Arkavati River: It originates in Nandi Hills of Karnataka and joins Cauvery a
Kanakapura, called Sangama in Kannada, after owing through Kolar Distri
and Bangalore Rural district. The river is used by the Bangalore Water Supp
and Sewerage Board to provide 135 million liters of drinking water per day t
the city of Bangalore, or about 20% of all the city’s water. The river drains int
the Chikkarayappanahalli Lake near Kanivenarayanapura.
Tributaries of Akravati
Kumudavathi and Vrishabhavathi rivers are tributaries to this river.

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Bhavni River: Its is a major tributary of Cauvery River. It originates

Nilgiri Hills, where 12 major rivulets join Bhavani. The west and Ea
Varagar tributaries coming from the Nilgiris are the largest and each hav
dams in Tamil Nadu. The Bhavani is a 217 km. long perennial river fe
mostly by the southwest monsoon and supplemented by the northea
monsoon. Its watershed drains an area of 6,200 km² spread over Tam
Nadu (87%), Kerala (9%) and Karnataka (4%).

Hemavati River: It starts in the Western Ghats at an elevation of abou

1,219 meters near Ballala rayana durga in the Chikmagalur District of th
state of Karnataka, in southern India, and ows through Chikkamagalur
Hassan District and Mysore district before joining the Kaveri nea
Krishnarajasagara.

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