Kabini
Kabini is a mapped river in the YearMaps hydrographic index. Kabini Dam stands on this watercourse and is written up below. River courses organise settlement, agriculture and frontier-making more durably than any political boundary, and this reach is indexed against the dams, lakes and cities within its catchment.
- Feature Class
- River
- Dams Recorded
- 1
- Coordinates
- 12.00°, 76.42°
About Kabini
The Kabini River is one of the major tributaries of the river Cauvery in southern India, It originates in Wayanad district of Kerala state by the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River. It flows eastward through Wayanad district, entering Mysore district of Karnataka, to join the Kaveri River in Mysore district of Karnataka.
Close to the town of Sargur it forms the huge Kabini Reservoir. The backwaters of the Kabini reservoir are very rich in wildlife especially in summer when the water level recedes to form rich grassy meadows. The Kabini dam is 2,284 ft (696 m) in length with an original gross storage of 19.52 tmcft. The Kabini Dam is situated between villages Bichanahalli and Bidarahalli having distance of 17 km (11 mi) 6 km away from Sargur town in Heggadadevana kote taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka.
Encyclopedic summary adapted from Wikipedia: Kabini River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kabini in Depth
Course
The river originates in the Pakramthalam hills near Niravilpuzha at Kuttiady-Mananthavady road. Makkiyad river and Periya river join it near Korome and Valad respectively. After flowing through Mananthavady town, Panamaram river joins Kabini near Payyampally. One branch of the Panamaram river starts from the Banasura Sagar reservoir near Padinjarethara and the other branch of the river start from Lakkidi hills. After traversing 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the confluence of Panamaram river kabini forms an island called Kuruva Island, spreading over 520 acres (2.1 km2) with diverse flora and fauna. Within 20 km (12 mi) it reaches the kabini reservoir bordering Kerala and Karnataka for some distance. Between kabini reservoir and Kuruva island Kalindi river joins kabini.
Sections adapted from Wikipedia: Kabini River (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Kabini: Key Facts
| Length | 57 km |
|---|---|
| Mouth | Kaveri |
Facts from Wikidata Q3536422 (CC0).
Kabini Dam
Kabini Dam
Masonry / Earth dam · Karnataka, India
Kabini Dam is a masonry / earth dam on the Kabini (Kaveri) in Karnataka, India, standing 59.5 m (195 ft) high and completed in 1974. It carries an installed hydroelectric capacity of 32 MW. The structure impounds Kabini Reservoir.
- Dam type
- Masonry / Earth
- Structural height
- 59.5 m (195 ft)
- Installed capacity
- 32 MW
- Impounded river
- Kabini (Kaveri)
- Reservoir
- Kabini Reservoir
- Location
- Karnataka, India
- Year completed
- 1974
- Height rank
- #75 of 115 indexed
- Output rank
- #92 of 102 indexed
- Coordinates
- 11.9667°, 76.3500°
Notable: Forms wildlife-rich Kabini backwaters bordered by Nagarhole and Bandipur National Parks.
Among the 115 dams indexed in YearMaps, Kabini Dam ranks #75 by structural height, behind Jinping-I Dam (305 m). By installed generating capacity it ranks #92, behind Three Gorges Dam (22,500 MW).
Nearest cities: Mysore (51 km), Mandya (91 km), Kozhikode (102 km).
Major River Dossiers
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Kabini: Quick Answers
- Where is Kabini?
- Kabini is located in India, at 12.0044° N, 76.4202° E.
- Are there dams on the Kabini?
- Yes. YearMaps records one dam on the Kabini: Kabini Dam.
- How tall is Kabini Dam?
- Kabini Dam is 59.5 metres (195 ft) high and was completed in 1974.