Kaveri

Kaveri, The, or Cauvery, a river in Hindustan, has its source in the Western Ghauts, a little to the S. of Mereara, Mysore. It flows for a few miles in a northerly direction, and then takes an easterly course, until about 90 miles beyond Seringapatam, where it takes a southerly turn, finally joining the Coleroon some fifty miles E. of the Neilgherry Hills. The united stream having a length of nearly 500 miles, forms a large delta, the several mouths flowing into the Bay of Bengal. The Kaveri is of little use for navigation, as its stream is interrupted by frequent rapids, but it is an important fertilising agent, having been used for irrigation purpose from time immemorial.