Gangavali River
Gangavalli River is one of the many small rivers that originates and flows entirely within the western part of state of Karnataka in India. The National Highway 17 (India) continues on the Hosur Bridge the bridge built over Gangavali River and the road continues to split the Ankola and Kumta regions to connect Uttar Kannada district to Dharwar and Mangalore area.
Gangavalli River (also called Bedthi River) originates from the Western Ghats the south of Dharwad (Near Someshwara temple) as Shalmala and flows in the west direction to meet the Arabian sea just after the Ganga temple. Here the River embraces the name Gangavalli from the Goddess Ganga; the village in this area carries the same name Gangavalli. This stream joins at Kalghatgi about 30 km (19 mi) lower down to the Bedthi River that takes its birth near Hubli. River then flows west and then south-west for a total distance of 69 km. This river has a catchment area of 3,574 km2 (1,380 sq mi) and has a total length of 152 km (94 mi). On its course towards the Arabian Sea, the river falls from a height of 180 metre at a point called Manjguni a new resort place on the western face of the Sahyadri. It is significant and picturesque at the confluence of the river and the Arabian Sea during the low and high tides during full moons.
The bed fall of the river is gentle for the first 72 km (45 mi). After that point the river bed falls rapidly with a clear over fall of 183 km (114 mi) at Magod and is popularly known as The Magod Falls. Afterwards river runs in deep gorges with a steep bed falls. The Souda (the tributary of Bedhi River) joins the river after the falls. The Ganagavalli village is 11 km (7 mi) away from the Ankola town and 4 km from Belambar one of the other new resort areas of the Uttar Kannada district. Gokarna town is 4 km away in the other direction on Gangavalli road. The river flows through Dharwad and Uttar Kannada districts. The river has dense evergreen and semi-evergreen forests along its path.
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