Lakshmana Tirtha

Lakshmana Tirtha
Location
CountryIndia
StatesKarnataka
RegionSouthern India
OriginKodagu, Karnataka
Physical characteristics
SourceBrahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Kodagu, Western Ghats, Karnataka
 • locationKarnataka, India
 • coordinates11°57′50″N 75°58′10″E / 11.96389°N 75.96944°E / 11.96389; 75.96944
 • elevation1,450 metres (4,760 ft)
MouthKaveri
 • location
Sagarakatte
 • coordinates
12°24′43″N 76°28′03″E / 12.41194°N 76.46750°E / 12.41194; 76.46750
 • elevation
770 metres (2,530 ft)
Length149 kilometres (93 mi)
Iruppu falls on the river course

The Lakshmana Tirtha (Lakshmantīrtha River) is a river of Karnataka, India.[1] It rises in Kodagu district and flows eastward. It joins the Kaveri in the Krishna Raja Sagara lake.

The river originates at a height of 1450 metres in the Brahmagiri range of Kodagu district. Unlike Kaveri, Lakshmana Tirtha flows in relatively flat-terrain region of south coorg. Increase in the water level during monsoon, results in flooding of adjacent paddy fields. The river meanders throughout its course and enters Mysore district through Nagarahole National Park. Hunsur is located on the banks of this river and is the source of drinking water for the people of Hunsur. The river finally meets Kaveri at Krishna Raja Sagara reservoir at an elevation of 750 metres above MSL, after traversing a length of about 148.82 kilometres.[2]

  1. ^ Lakshmantīrtha River (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  2. ^ "Kaveri Basin Info;page 13" (PDF). Retrieved 25 April 2024.

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