The Malaprabha River (

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ಮಲಪ್ರಭಾ ನದಿ) is a tributary of the Krishna River and flows through the state of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO 15919, ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reor ...

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. It rises in the Western Ghats at an elevation of in the state's Belgaum district. The river joins Krishna River at

Kudalasangama Kudalasangama (also written as Kudala Sangama) in India is an important centre of pilgrimage for Lingayats. It is located about from the Almatti Dam in Bagalkote district of Karnataka state. The Krishna and Malaprabha River rivers merge here ...

in Bagalkot districtby

Geography

Malaprabha River originates in the Sahyadri mountains at an elevation of at Kanakumbi village west of

Jamboti Jamboti ( Konkani: Zambotim) is located south-west of Belgaum and west of Khanapur in the Belgaum District of Karnataka, India. Mandovi River, the longest river in Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the ...

village,

Khanapur Khanapur officially known as Khanapura is a panchayat town in Belagavi district, Karnataka, India. It is about 26 km from Belagavi. The town is governed by the Khanapur Municipal Council. Khanapur is the headquarters for Khanapur taluk. ...

taluka, Belgaum District,

. At the origin of the Malaprabha is an ancient temple dedicated to Shree Mauli Devi. The temple is in R.S. No. 127 of Kankumbi.http://www.bhoomi.karnataka.gov.in/landrecordsonweb/ViewRTCDisplay.aspx Malaprabha birthplace is a pilgrimage center with mythological origins. A symbol in rock carved by hand near the source of the river Malaprabha depicts the origin of the river for the purpose of safety showered for the well being of humankind. It is a source of highly stable mineral water. Presence of discontinuities has major effects on properties of contours at source of river. Permeability is dependent on orientation of the region. Malaprabha flows a distance of from Kanakumbi-Khanapur-Soundatti (Malaprabha Dam)-Nargund-Pattadkal-Kudalasangam before joining river Krishna at an elevation of at Kudala Sangama in Bagalkot district.

Tributaries

Bennihalla, Hirehalla and Tuparihalla are the major tributaries to Malaprabha of

Dharwad Dharwad (), also known as Dharwar, is a city located in the north western part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merge ...

district.

Reservoir

Navilatirtha Naviluteertha is a village in Savadatti taluk of Belagavi district, Karnataka. It is a well-known picnic spot. The place derives its name as so many peafowls are found here. It has a Dam (called Renuka Sagara or Naviluteertha Dam or Malaprabha Da ...

Dam (Navilu in

means peacock) is between Saundatti and Munavalli in Belgaum District. The reservoir created by the dam is called Renukasagara, its catchment area is . This reservoir irrigates more than of agricultural land.

Pilgrimage centre

There is an ancient temple of the deity Yellamma on a nearby hill. This is a pilgrimage centre for thousands of devotees. Also the temples of

Aihole Aihole (pronounced "Eye-hoḷé"), also referred to as Aivalli, Ahivolal or Aryapura, is a historic site of ancient and medieval era Buddhist, Hindu and Jain monuments in Karnataka, India that dates from the sixth century through the twelfth ...

Pattadakal Pattadakal, also called Paṭṭadakallu or Raktapura, is a complex of 7th and 8th century CE Hindu and Jain temples in northern Karnataka (India). Located on the west bank of the Malaprabha River in Bagalakote district, this UNESCO World Her ...

and

Badami Badami, formerly known as Vatapi, is a town and headquarters of a taluk by the same name, in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, India. It was the regal capital of the Badami Chalukyas from CE 540 to 757. It is famous for its rock cut monumen ...

are on the banks of the Malaprabha. These are listed as

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s by

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