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Cauvery River rises on Brahmagiri Hill of Western Ghats in south-western Karnataka.
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It flows in south-easterly direction through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu before emptying into Bay of Bengal.
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At its mouth near Bay of Bengal it forms wide delta called garden of southern India.
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Kaveri’s main tributaries are Kabani (Kabbani), Noyil, Amaravati, Hemavati, Lakshmantirtha and Bhavani rivers.
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The river is important for its irrigation canal projects in southern states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry.
