Kaveri
River Name | Kaveri Also known as Cauvery and Dakshin Ganga |
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Flow Consistency | Intermittent |
Origin of Kaveri | |
Origin | Talakaveri |
Origin Location | Kodagu, Western Ghats, Karnataka |
Origin Elevation | 1276 mtrs |
Origin Coordinates | 12 23'N 75 29'E |
Mouth of Kaveri | |
Mouth | Bay of Bengal |
Mouth Location | Poompuhar, Tamil Nadu |
Mouth Coordinates | 11 21'40"N 79 49'46" |
Kaveri Flows Through | |
Major Cities/Districts | |
States | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
Countries | India |
Basin of Kaveri | |
Flow Direction | West to East |
Length | 805 km |
Basin area | 81,155 km2 |
Tributaries of Kaveri | |
Left Tributaries | Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha and Arkavathy |
Right Tributaries | Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini, Bhavani, Noyyal, Amaravati and Moyar |
Infrastructure on Kaveri | |
Dams and Reservoirs | Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, Nallathangal Dam and Mettur Dam |