Hemavati
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Overview
The Hemavati rises at Javali in the Western Ghats of Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, and flows south-east through Hassan district.
It joins the Kaveri near Krishnarajapete, upstream of the Krishna Raja Sagar reservoir. The Gorur Dam on the Hemavati supplies irrigation canals in Hassan and Tumakuru.
Its catchment includes the coffee-growing hills of the Malnad region.
Geography and key facts
- Left-bank tributary of the Kaveri, Karnataka
- Rises in the Western Ghats (Chikkamagaluru)
- Gorur Dam
- Joins the Kaveri above KRS
Why it matters for UPSC
Learn the Kaveri tributaries in Karnataka – Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, Arkavathi (left) and Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabini (right).
Note for UPSC
A Kaveri tributary from the Western Ghats in Karnataka.
Prelims asks about tributaries, the states a river flows through, its basin and the projects on it, so trace the course on the map.
Asked in PYQs
No question in our Prelims bank names Hemavati yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Kaveri
- Extent on map
- 12.5°–13.1°N, 75.5°–76.5°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Physical Features and Drainage of India (map lesson)
- Drainage Systems of India: Himalayan and Peninsular Rivers (map lesson)