Hemavati River

River Hemavati at the southern side of Banakal

The Hemavati River (Kannada ಹೇಮಾವತಿ ) is a very important tributary of the Kaveri River. It starts in the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1,219 metres^[1] near Ballala rayana durga in the Chikmagalur District of the state of Karnataka, in southern India, and flows through Chikkamagalooru, Hassan District and Mysore district before joining the Kaveri near Krishnarajasagara. It is approximately 245 km long and has a drainage area of about 5,410 sq km.^[2] A large reservoir has been built on the river at Gorur in the Hassan district.

Hemavati is also the name of a Melakarta Raga in the carnatic music tradition.

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	The River Kaveri
Dams	Banasura Sagar Dam \| Bangara Doddi Nala \| Grand Anicut \| Krishna Raja Sagara Dam \| Madadkatte \| Mettur Dam \| Stanley Reservoir
Tributaries	Amaravati River \| Arkavathy River \| Bhavani River \| Hemavati River \| Honnuhole River \| Kabini River \| Lakshmana Tirtha River \| Lokapavani River \| Noyyal River \| Pambar River \| Shimsha River
Cities and Towns	Karikal \| Kodagu \| Kollidam \| Kushalanagara \| Nagapattinam \| Poompuhar \| Srirangam \| Srirangapatna \| Talakad \| Talakaveri \| Thanjavur \| Tiruchirapalli
Physical Features	Bay of Bengal \| Deccan plateau \| Hogenakal Falls \| Shivanasamudra Falls \| Western Ghats
Riparian States and Union Territories	Karnataka \| Kerala \| Pondicherry \| Tamil Nadu