The southernmost part of the plateau is drained by the Kaveri River, which rises in the Western Ghats of Karnataka and bends south to break through the Nilgiri Hills at the island town of Shivanasamudraand then falls into into Tamil Nadu at Hogenakal Falls before flowing into the Stanley Reservoir and the Mettur Dam that created the reservoir, and finally emptying into the Bay of Bengal.

The Noyyal River rises from the Vellingiri hills in the Western Ghats in Tamil Nadu, southeastern India and drains into the Kaveri River.

The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri ( Cauvery ), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu.

It lies on both banks of the Bhavani River, a tributary of the Kaveri in the foothills of the Western Ghats.

Kodagu being the catchment area of the river Kaveri, the river's water would also deplete due to such indiscriminate forest clearances.

The Kaveri cult has its center and origin in Kodagu.

Coorg, the source of the River Kaveri, was uninhabited jungle land when he arrived to settle here.

The river flows through Dharapuram and Kangeyam taluk before it joins Kaveri in Karur District.

The Amaravati River is a tributary of Kaveri River in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu state, South India.

The dam is across Kaveri River, in Mandya District near Mysore in Karnataka state, India.

It is a tributary of the Kaveri, which it joins at Kanakapura, called Sangama in Kannada, after flowing through Kolar District and Bangalore Rural district.

It originates in Wayanad District of Kerala state, south India from the confluence of the Panamaram River and Mananthavady River, and flows eastward to join the Kaveri River at Tirumakudalu Narasipura in Karnataka, which empties into the Bay of Bengal.

The dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Kaveri river water often leads to minor altercations and demonstrations in the city.

The festival marks the new year day for people between Vindhyas and Kaveri river who follow the South Indian lunar calendar, pervasively adhered to in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa.

This is the Suggi or harvest festival for farmers of Kaveri basin of Karnataka.

The district is bounded by Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka to the north, and by Kaveri River to the east.

KCVP has a staunch pro-Kannada position, for example in the Kaveri river water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu or against any bifurcation of the state.

Consequent to building dams, including the Kabini Dam, across the Kaveri River in Karnataka, the Mettur Dam does not receive adequate water during lean seasons.

Meanwhile, Kaveri Water Tribunal to solve the problem and the tribunal passed it verdict of 419 tmc to Tamil Nadu, 270 tmc to Karnataka, 50 tmc to Kerala and 7 tmc to Pondicherry.

The northwest coast is part of the deep Cauvery ( Kaveri ) River Basin of southeast India, which has been collecting sediments from the highlands of India and Sri Lanka since the breakup of Gondwanaland.

In the state of Tamil Nadu, the most prized cultivar is ponni which is primarily grown in the delta regions of the Kaveri River.

Kaveri is also referred to as ponni in the South and the name reflects the geographic region where it is grown.

The Kallanai is constructed of unhewn stone, over long, high and wide, across the main stream of the Kaveri river in Tamil Nadu, South India.

The city is located between two rivers: the Kaveri River flows through the north of the city and the Kabini River, a tributary of the Kaveri, lies to the south.

Drinking water for Mysore is sourced from the Kaveri and Kabini rivers.

Hence, during the time of Mahamaham festival, it is also believed that taking bath in the holy stream of water from the famous rivers like Ganges, Yamuna, Sarasvati River, Sarayu, Godavari River, Mahanadi River, Narmada River, Pavoshnl and Kaveri River, which are mixed together in Mahamaham tank, would get rid of sins according to Hindu religion.

This is continued by dips in the 20 wells, visit to Kumbeswarar Temple, dip in the holy tank and finally in Kaveri river to complete the process.

It is also speculated that it may be Lalgudi on the river Kaveri, or Yadavgiri in the erstwhile state of Mysore.

Grand Anicut dam on river Kaveri ( 1st-2nd Century CE ) is one of the oldest water-regulation structures in the world still in use.

The town is situated on a flat plain on the banks of the Kaveri River and is surrounded by paddy fields.

The place where Bhavani joins with Kaveri River is famous for Sri Sangameshwara Temple of Lord Shiva, where according to the Hindu customs people perform the last rights for deceased near and dears.

The first Oriya drama written by Ramashankar Ray, the father of Oriya drama in 1880 is Kanchi Kaveri.

Talakaveri (), is the place that is generally considered to be the source of the river Kaveri.

The temple at Tirumakudalu Narasipura ( confluence of Kabini, Kaveri and the legendary Spatika Sarovara )) is also dedicated to Agasthiwara.

Lt. Col. Knox was attacked by rockets near Srirangapatna on the night of 6 February 1792, while advancing towards the Kaveri river from the north.

The legend goes that the Kaveri river was held in a Kamandalu ( a container of sacred water ) by Sage Agasthya.

The Velurpalaiyam Plates state this of the Pallava, Simhavishnu: He quickly seized the country of the Cholas embellished by the daughter of Kavira ( i. e. the river Kaveri ), whose ornaments are the forests of paddy ( fields ), and where ( are found ) brilliant groves of areca ( palms ).

In Kodava homes one finds a bottle of water from the Kaveri, this is used for purification ( by simply sprinkling the place with it ) and for pouring into the mouths of the dying as a last rite.

There was a washerman, washing clothes by beating them hard on a stone at the banks of River Kaveri at Srirangapattana.

A small river, Lokapavani, a tributary of Kaveri flows by the hill.

The northern slopes are drained by the Shanmukha River, Nanganji River, and Kodavanar River, which are tributaries of the Kaveri River.