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- Cauvery River (Kaveri) originates at Talakaveri on the Brahmagiri range near Cherangala village of Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka in the Western Ghats.
- It is designated as “the Ganga of the South” or ‘Dakshina Ganga’.
- It is one of the east-flowing peninsular rivers, like Godavari and Krishna.
- Its upper catchment area receives rainfall during summer from the southwest monsoon and the lower catchment area receives rainfall during the winter season from the retreating northeast Monsoon.
- It is one of the best-regulated rivers and 90 to 95% of its irrigation and power potential already stands harnessed.
- Sivasamudram Waterfalls is on this river.
- The river divides itself into two distinct channels at Srirangam,
- the northern channel is called Kollidam and
- the southern one retains the name Cauvery.
- The Kaveri River also forms a big delta in a quadrilateral shape.
- The Cauvery basin extends over the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
- The total length of the river from its origin to an outfall is 800 km.
Tagged Cauvery River, Godavari River, Karnataka, Kerala, Kodagu, Kollidam, Krishna River, Monsoon, Puducherry, Sivasamudram Waterfalls, Srirangam, Talakaveri, Tamil Nadu, Western Ghats
