The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicised name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil … See more

The Kaveri basin was formed in the Late Jurassic to Early Cretaceous period during Gondwana breakup and opening of the Indian Ocean. Most of the Kaveri basin is made up of Precambrian rocks. The two major rock types that are found are metamorphic See more

In Karnataka the riparian zone of the Kaveri basin is made up of two sub-zones, forest and agro-ecosystem. Over half of the basin is arable and the most cultivated crops are rice and … See more

Dravidian
• The etymology of the river was derived from the Sankethi word for "river", ಕಾವೇರಿ காவிரி (kāviri), as this is the major river for the See more

The Kaveri River is a perennial, monsoon rain fed river. It rises at Talakaveri, located in the Kodagu district in the Indian state of Karnataka. After the river leaves the Kodagu hills it flows onto the Deccan plateau and forms two islands, Srirangapatna See more

Kaveri impact structure
A 2017 paper proposed that an impact structure was present in the vicinity of the Kaveri river. See more

The primary uses of the Kaveri is providing water for irrigation, water for household consumption and the generation of electricity. See more