Arkavathi River

Arkavathi River
Tippagondanahalli Reservoir
Location
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Chikkaballapur, Bengaluru Rural, Bengaluru Urban, Ramanagara
Physical characteristics
Source	Nandi Hills
• location	Chikkaballapur, Karnataka, India
• coordinates	13°22′07″N 77°40′53″E / 13.368689°N 77.681335°E / 13.368689; 77.681335
• elevation	1,478 m (4,849 ft) approx.
Mouth	Kaveri River
• location	Sangama River Point, Ramanagara, India
• coordinates	12°17′17″N 77°25′56″E / 12.287986°N 77.432141°E / 12.287986; 77.432141
• elevation	440 m (1,440 ft) approx.
Length	190 km (120 mi)approx.
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Vrishabhavathi Suvarnamukhi Antharamukhi Devamukhi
• right	Kumudvathi

The Arkavati is an important mountain river in Karnataka, India, originating at Nandi Hills of Chikkaballapura district.^[1] It is a tributary of the Kaveri, which it joins at 34 km south of Kanakapura, Ramanagara District called Sangama in Kannada, after flowing through Ramanagara and Kanakapura. The river drains into the Chikkarayappanahalli Lake near Kanivenarayanapura. Kumudavathi and Vrishabhavathi rivers are tributaries to this river. It forms Chunchi falls near Haroshivanahalli. It joins Cauvery river as a tributary near Mekedatu.