Netravati
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Overview
The Netravati rises at Bangrabalige in the Western Ghats of Chikkamagaluru district, Karnataka, and flows west through Dakshina Kannada to the Arabian Sea at Mangaluru.
Near Uppinangadi it receives the Kumaradhara. The temple town of Dharmasthala lies on its banks.
The Yettinahole project to divert water from its upper catchment to eastern Karnataka has been controversial.
Geography and key facts
- West-flowing river, Karnataka
- Rises in the Western Ghats (Chikkamagaluru)
- Mouth at Mangaluru
- Tributary: Kumaradhara; Dharmasthala on its banks
Why it matters for UPSC
Prelims (2024) asked waterfall–river–region links. Learn the west-flowing rivers of Karnataka: Kali, Sharavati, Netravati.
Note for UPSC
Flows to the sea at Mangaluru.
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
- UPSC Prelims 2024 · Q9Consider the following information : Waterfall | Region | River…
Questions from our Prelims bank whose text names Netravati.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- West-flowing (Western Ghats)
- Extent on map
- 12.8°–13.1°N, 74.8°–75.4°E
- Asked in Prelims
- 1 question · 2024
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)