Kaveri river
| Cauvery | |
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 The Kaveri river seen near Srirangapatna, Mandya, Karnataka
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| Country | India |
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| State | Karnataka |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Hemavati, Shimsha, Arkavathy |
| - right | Kabini, Bhavani, Noyyal, Amaravati |
| Cities | Kushalnagar, Mysuru, Srirangapatna, Mandya, Bengaluru, Erode, Karur, Tiruchirapalli, Thiruvaiyaru-Thanjavur District, Kumbakonam, Mayiladuthurai, Poompuhar |
| Source | Talakaveri, Kodagu, Western Ghats, Karnataka |
| - location | Karnataka, India |
| - elevation | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
| - coordinates | 12°23′N 75°29′E / 12.383°N 75.483°E |
| Mouth | Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu |
| - location | Bay of Bengal, India |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 11°21′40″N 79°49′46″E / 11.36111°N 79.82944°ECoordinates: 11°21′40″N 79°49′46″E / 11.36111°N 79.82944°E |
| Length | 765 km (475 mi) |
| Basin | 81,155 km2 (31,334 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 677 m3/s (23,908 cu ft/s) |
| Discharge elsewhere (average) | |
| - Grand Anicut (South) | 235.7 m3/s (8,324 cu ft/s) |
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The Kaveri (or Cauvery in English) is a large Indian river. The origin of the river is at Talakaveri, Kodagu in Karnataka, flows generally south and east through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and across the southern Deccan plateau through the southeastern lowlands, emptying into the Bay of Bengal through two principal mouths in Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu.
The Kaveri basin is estimated to be 81,155 square kilometres (31,334 sq mi) with many tributaries including the Shimsha, the Hemavati, the Arkavati, Honnuhole, Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani River, the Lokapavani, the Noyyal and the Amaravati River. The river's basin covers four states and Union Territories, as follows: Tamil Nadu, 43,856 square kilometres (16,933 sq mi); Karnataka, 34,273 square kilometres (13,233 sq mi); Kerala, 2,866 square kilometres (1,107 sq mi), and Puducherry, 160 square kilometres (62 sq mi). Rising in southwestern Karnataka, it flows southeast some 800 kilometres (500 mi) to enter the Bay of Bengal. In Mandya district it forms the island of Shivanasamudra, on either side of which are the scenic Shivanasamudra Falls that descend about 100 metres (330 ft). The river is the source for an extensive irrigation system and for hydroelectric power. The river has supported irrigated agriculture for centuries and served as the lifeblood of the ancient kingdoms and modern cities of South India.
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