Kabini River

Kabani
Kabani River from Kabanigiri, Kerala
Country	India
States	Kerala, Karnataka


Source	Panamaram
- location	Wayanad district , Kerala, India
Mouth	Tirumakudal Narsipur
- location	Mysore district, Karnataka, India

Elephant family on the Kabini River bank

The Kabini, also called Kapila, is a river in southern India.^[1] It originates in the Wayanad District of Kerala state as a result of the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River. It flows eastward to join the Kaveri River at Tirumakudalu Narasipura in Karnataka. The Kaveri river then empties into the Bay of Bengal.

Close to the town of Sargur it forms the huge Kabini Reservoir.^[2] The backwaters of the Kabini reservoir are very rich in wildlife especially in summer when the water level recedes to form rich grassy meadows. The Kabini dam is 2,284 ft (696 m) in length with an original gross storage of 19.52 tmcft, but that has been reduced considerably due to silt accumulation. The Kabini Dam is situated between villages Bichanahalli and Bidarahalli having distance of 17 km (11 mi) 6 km away from Sargur town in Heggadadevana kote taluk, Mysore district.

Wildlife

The Kabini Forest Reserve is one of the most popular wildlife destinations of Karnataka, probably because of its accessibility, lush green landscape surrounding a large lake, and sightings of herds of elephants, tigers. It is 80 km (50 mi) away from Mysuru and 205 km (127 mi) from Bengaluru, and comprises the south-eastern part of Nagarahole National Park. Situated on the banks of the Kabini River, thet reserve is spread over 55 acres (22 ha) of forestland, steep valleys, and water bodies. Once a private hunting lodge of the Maharaja of Mysore, Kabini was a popular shikar hotspot for British Viceroys and Indian royalty. Now it is considered to be one of the best wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka, famous for its spectacular wildlife and bird life.

Course

Indian coracles are used on the Kabini River

Kabini reservoir

The river originates in the Pakramthalam hills at Kuttyadi-Mananthavady road. Makkiyad river and Periya river join it near Korome and Valad respectively. After flowing through Mananthavady town, Panamaram river joins Kabini near Payyampally. One branch of the Panamaram river starts from the Banasura Sagar reservoir near Padinjarethara and the other branch of the river start from Lakkidi hills. After traversing 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the confluence of Panamaram river Kabini forms an island called Kuruva Island, spreading over 520 acres (2.1 km²) with diverse flora and fauna. Within 20 km (12 mi) it reaches the Kabini reservoir bordering Kerala and Karnataka for some distance. Between Kabani reservoir and Kuruva island Kalindi river joins Kabini. Kalindi river originates from Brahmagiri hills which on reaching near Tirunelly temple the rivulet Papanasini joins it. Taraka and Nugu are the two small rivers in Heggadadevana kote taluk that join the Kapila (Kabini river).

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Hydrography of Karnataka

Rivers	Amarga Amarja Arkavathy Bhadra Chakra Chitrvathi Dandavathi Gangavalli Ghataprabha Gurupura Hemavati Honnuhole Kabini Kali Kaveri Kedaka Krishna Kubja Kumaradhara Lakshmana Tirtha Malaprabha Manjira River Netravati Palar Panchagangavalli Papagni Penna Ponnaiyar Shambavi Sharavathi Shimsha Souparnika Tunga Tungabhadra Varada Varahi Vedavathi Vrishabhavathi

Waterfalls	Abbey Barkana Chunchanakatte Devaragundi Godchinamalaki Gokak Hebbe Irupu Jaladurga Jog Kalhatti Kuchikal Magod Mallalli Muthyalamaduvu Sathodi Shivanasamudra or Cauvery Shivganga Unchalli Vajrapoha Varapoha

Lakes	Harangi Hebbal Hesaraghatta Honnamana Kere Krishna Raja Sagara Kukkarahalli Pampa Sarovar Shanti Sagara Thippagondanahalli Vibhutipura

Beaches	Gokarna Murudeshwara Karwar Ankola Kapu Kudle Maravanthe Tannirbhavi Trasi

Dams	Almatti Basava Sagar Bhadra Dam Kadra Kodasalli Krishna Raja Sagara / KRS Linganamakki Mari Kanive Supa

See also	Kerala Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra

Hydrography of Kerala

Rivers

Lakes,
dams and reservoirs

Waterfalls

Beaches

Boats

Types	Chundan Vallam Kettuvallam Palliyodam Uru

Races	Vallam Kali Payippadu Vallam Kali Triprayar Boat Race Kandassankadavu Boat Race Aranmula President's Trophy Boat Race Nehru Trophy Indira Gandhi Champakulam Moolam Sree Narayana Jayanthi

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Hydrography of
surrounding areas

Karnataka
Tamil Nadu

Kerala portal

Kaveri

Tributaries	Amaravati Arkavathy Bhavani Chinnar Hemavati Honnuhole Kabini Kollidam Kudamurutti Lakshmana Tirtha Noyyal Pambar Shimsha Vennar

Dams	Banasura Sagar Dam Kallanai Dam Krishna Raja Sagara Dam Mettur Dam Upper Anaicut Lower Anaicut

Features	Bay of Bengal Deccan plateau Hogenakal Falls Shivanasamudra Falls Western Ghats

Cities and towns	Bhagamandala Bhavani Chidambaram Erode Karaikal Karur Kodumudi Kodagu Kudavasal Kumbakonam Kushalanagara Mannargudi Mandya Mayiladuthurai Mettur Mysore Nagapattinam Nannilam Papanasam Puhar Peralam Sakleshpur Sikkal Sirkali Srirangam Srirangapatna Swamimalai Talakad Talakaveri Thanjavur Tharangambadi Tirunallar Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvarur Thiruveezhimizhalai Tiruchirapalli Vaitheeswarankoil

Riparian states and territories	Karnataka Kerala Puducherry Tamil Nadu

Coordinates: 12°13′00″N 076°54′39″E / 12.21667°N 76.91083°E / 12.21667; 76.91083

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