List of Notable Rivers in Karnataka

There are hundreds of large and tiny rivers with several tributaries, Most of the rivers take birth in Western Ghats ranges and Hill Stations at high altitude. Karnataka filled with natural diversities except for the north part of the State and covered about 300 km of coastline where many rivers merge into the ocean. Kaveri is the longest and largest river at a length of 765 km which originates in Talakaveri of Karnataka and merges in into the ocean (Bay of Bengal) in Tamil Nadu. The following list of rivers that take birth in Karnataka state. Tiny rivers are ignored from the list.