Kaveri river

The Kaveri river, its sub-basins, and the water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu

1. India Kaveri River

2. Kaveri River The Kaveri River is also known as the Cauvery River . It originates in the state of Karnataka (KA) It flows through Karnataka and the state of Tamil Nadu (TN) It empties into the Bay of Bengal It is 802 kilometers (498 mi) long

3. Kaveri River Basin This map shows the drainage areas in square kilometers within KA (35426 km 2 ) and TN (44422 km 2 ), as computed with data from AQUASTAT Process: Intersect layers for administrative boundaries and sub-basin areas to obtain sub-basin areas by state Extract sub-basin areas by state layers into two separate layers (KA and TN) Dissolve the two layers to get total area by state India Water Resource Information System ( India-WRIS ) provides these values for drainage areas: 36240 km 2 (KA) and 48730 km 2 (TN)

4. Kaveri Water Dispute Karnataka has long sought more equitable sharing of Kaveri River water On 16 February 2018, the Supreme Court of India pronounced its verdict on the Kaveri water dispute . SCI reduced the water allocation for TN by 14.75 TMC and raised the water allocation to KA by a corresponding amount. Final allocations: Allocation (TMC) Karnataka 284.75 Tamil Nadu 404.25 Kerala 30 Puducherry 7 Environmental protection 10 Escapages into the sea 4 Total 740

5. Glossary AQUASTAT, Bay of Bengal, Cauvery River, Environmental protection, Escapages , Groundwater, Hydrology, India, India Water Resource Information System, India-WRIS, Inland Waters, Karnataka, Kaveri River, Kaveri water dispute, Kerala, Puducherry, Rivers, Tamil Nadu, Water allocation, Watersheds

6. Data sources AQUASTAT. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2018, from http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/main/index.stm AQUASTAT is FAO's global water information system. Source of sub-basin data Cauvery. (n.d.). Retrieved November 25, 2018, from http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Cauvery Tamil Nadu 48730 sq km drainage area; Karnataka 36240 sq km drainage area DIVA-GIS. (n.d.). Retrieved November 24, 2018 from http://www.diva-gis.org/ DIVA-GIS is a free GIS. It also provides free spatial data for the whole world. Source for water body and stream spatial data. GADM maps and data. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2018, from https://gadm.org/index.html maps and spatial data for all countries and their subdivisions Kaveri River water dispute. (2018, October 21). Retrieved November 27, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaveri_River_water_dispute Natural Earth. (n.d.). Retrieved November 23, 2018, from http://www.naturalearthdata.com/ public domain map dataset available at 1:10m, 1:50m, and 1:110 million scales