Sharavathi River

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Sharavathi River
Linganamakki Dam constructed across Sharavathi River
Origin	Thirthahalli(Ambuteertha,Humacha)
Basin countries	India
Length	122 Km
Source elevation	700m

The Sharavathi is a river flowing through Karnataka state, India. The river originates at Ambuthirtha in Thirthahalli taluk, flows north-west through the Western Ghats forming the Jog Falls before joining the Arabian Sea at Honavar.

The Linganmakki Dam was built across the river by the British, creating a huge reservoir to store water for times of drought.

The hydroelectric power plants, Mahatma Gandhi Hydroelectric Power Station and the Sharavati Valley Project, are built on this river. These form a significant portion of the electricity supply for the state of Karnataka in India.

The Sharavathi river basin is rich in biodiversity. In a survey conducted in the basin, 23 amphibians belonging to the families of Bufonidae, Ichthyophiidae, Microhylidae, Ranidae and Rhacophoridae were recorded. Out of these 23 amphibians, 15 species are endemic to the Western Ghats.

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Species diversity in Sharavati River Basin

	Western Ghats
Rivers	Bhadra River \| Bhima River \| Chalakkudi River \| Chittar River \| Godavari River \| Kabini River \| Kali River \| Kallayi River \| Kaveri River \| Koyana \| Krishna \| Krishna River \| Kundali River \| Mahabaleshwar \| Malaprabha River \| Manimuthar River \| Netravati River \| Pachaiyar River \| Parambikulam River \| Pennar River \| Saraswati \| Savitri \| Sharavathi River \| Tambaraparani River \| Tapti River \| Tunga River \| Venna
Regions	Goa gap \| Palghat Gap
Hills	Agastya Malai \| Ana Mudi \| Banasura Peak \| Biligirirangan Hills \| Biligirirangans \| Chembra Peak \| Desh Maharashtra region \| Doddabetta \| Gangamoola peak \| Harishchandragad \| Kalsubai \| Kemmangundi \| Konkan \| Kudremukh \| Mahabaleshwar \| Malabar \| Malnad \| Mullayanagiri \| Mullayanagiri \| Nandi Hills \| Nilgiri Hills \| Sahyadri \| Shevaroys \| Taramati \| Tirumala Range \| Vellarimala
Waterfalls	Abbey Falls \| Chunchanakatte Falls \| Gokak Falls \| Jog Falls \| Kalhatti Falls \| Sathodi Falls \| Sivasamudram Falls
Dependent states	Goa \| Gujarat \| Karnataka \| Kerala \| Maharashtra \| Tamil Nadu