The Hemavati River is a very important tributary of the Kaveri River. The river begins its journey in the Western Ghats at a height of about 1,219 metres, near Ballala Rayana Durga in the Chikmagalur District of Karnataka, in southern India. the river then flows through Chikkamagalooru, Hassan District and Mysore district before merging with the Kaveri near Krishnarajasagara. It is approximately 245 km long and has a drainage zone of about 5,410 sq km. A large reservoir has been built on this river at Gorur in the Hassan district.
Hemavati is another name of the Melakarta Raga in the Carnatic music custom. Hemavati takes birth in the Western Ghats, at an elevation of about 1,219 m above the sea level. It has a drainage quarter of about 5,410 sq km and has an estimated length of 245 km. Hemavati finally merges with river Cauvery near Krishnarajasagar.
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(Last Updated on : 25/03/2009)
