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Kabini River
River in Kerala,South India, tributary of Kaveri and in Kerala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kabini River(Kapila River) is one of the major tributaries of the river Cauvery in southern India, It originates near Kavilumpara in Kozhikode district of Kerala state by the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River. It flows eastward through Wayanad district, entering Mysore district of Karnataka, to join the Kaveri River in Mysore district of Karnataka.[1]
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Kapila | |
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![]() Kapila River from Kabinigiri, Kerala | |
Location | |
Country | India |
State | Kerala, Karnataka |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Panamaram |
• location | Wayanad district, Kerala, India |
• coordinates | 11°48′01″N 76°04′29″E |
Mouth | Tirumakudal Narsipur |
• location | Mysore district, Karnataka, India |
• coordinates | 12°12′56″N 76°54′40″E |
Close to the town of Sargur it forms the huge Kabini Reservoir. 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. 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, Karnataka. [2]