List of rivers of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts

This is a list of some of the rivers which flow through the two districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. The names of river vary depending upon area where they flow. Almost all rivers of these districts flow westward and join Arabian sea.

Netravati

Netravati river has its origins in the western ghats of Karnataka state in India.River kumaradhara , neryare, manihalla and gurupura river join to River Netravati. Some of the places on the banks of this river are Mangalore, Bantwal, Pane Mangalore, Dharmasthala and Ullal. It joins the Arabian sea at Mangalore. River Netravati is known as DAKSHINA KANNADA JEEVA NADI. Its length is 103 km. It having an area of approximately 1352 sq miles. It is main source water transport ,fishing ,power generation and also for drinking purposes .

Kumaradhara

Kumaradhara River originates in the western ghats and joins Netravati river. Kukke Subramanya is on the banks of Kumaradhara.

Gurupur or Phalguni

Gurupur river flows through Gurupur, Mangalore, Tannirubhavi. It joins the Arabian sea near Ullala.

Nandini or Pavanje

Nandini or Pavanje joins the Arabian sea near Sashihitlu and Koluvail. Originates in kanakagiris (Iruvail) and flows through Kateel, Attur-Kemral and Pavanje.

Shambavi

Shambavi river flows through Mulki town.

Pangala

This river touches the village of Pangala and joins the Arabian sea near Matti.

Udyavar

Udyavar river joins Arabian sea near Malpe. Udyavar and Malpe are some of the places through which this river flows.

Swarna or Suvarna

The Swarna river (Tudhe in Tulu ) flows through villages Perdoor, Hiriyadka, Parika (parkala) Herga, Manipal, Perampalli, Uppoor and Kallianpur. It is the main source of drinking water to Udupi District. It joins the Arabian Sea at Bengre.

Sita or Seetha

The river originates in Western Ghats near Hebri.This river mostly flows through Udipi taluk.It confluences with Suvarna river before joining Arabian sea.

Chakra

Chakra river has its origin in Western ghats and touches Hemmadi before joining Arabian sea.

Sowparnika or Souparnika River

The places on the banks of this river are Kollur and Marvanthe. It comes near Arabian Sea in Maravanthe where there is a small srtip of land between the sea and river. It flows inwards the land for some 7 kilometers more to reach the Sea from this point and joins the Arabian sea at Gangolli.