• Origin: Talakaveri is on the Brahmagiri range, Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka.
• Other Name: The Cauvery River (Kaveri) is designated as the ‘Dakshin Bharat ki Ganga’ or ‘the Ganga of the South’.
• Basin States: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, and the Union Territory of Puducherry
• Passing States: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
• Borders: The Western Ghats border it to the west; the Eastern Ghats border it to the east and south; and ridges separating it from the Krishna and Pennar basins border it to the north.
• Major Dams: Krishnarajasagar in Karnataka, Mettur Dam in Tamil Nadu.
• Waterfall: Hogenakkal Falls.
• Important Tributaries
  • Left: Harangi, Hemavati, Shimsha, and Arkavati rivers.
  • Right: Lakshmana Tirtha, Kabbani, Suvarnavati, Bhavani, Noyil, and Amaravati rivers.

Source: The Hindu