Shimsha
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Overview
The Shimsha is a tributary of the Kaveri in Karnataka. The Shimsha falls is on it.
It rises in the Devarayanadurga hills of Tumakuru district.
It flows south and joins the Kaveri.
The Shimsha falls near its mouth power one of Karnataka's oldest hydro stations.
The river flows through Mandya district before joining the Kaveri.
The Shimsha hydroelectric station, at the falls near Malavalli, began in 1940 and is one of the oldest in the state.
The river forms the Markonahalli reservoir, which irrigates parts of Tumakuru and Mandya.
Questions sometimes place the Shimsha with other Kaveri tributaries like the Hemavati, Arkavathi and Kabini.
Geography and key facts
- Kaveri tributary
- Shimsha falls
- Tumakuru district
- Tributary of the Kaveri
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the Kaveri system.
Note for UPSC
A Kaveri tributary in Karnataka; Shimsha falls is on it.
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 Shimsha yet.
Key facts
- Type
- River
- State / UT
- Karnataka
- River system
- Peninsular
- Basin
- Kaveri
- Extent on map
- 12.3°–13.4°N, 76.8°–77.2°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)