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Tunga River
The
Tunga River
(Kannada : ತುಂಗ ನದಿ) (alternatively spelled Thunga) is a
river
in
Karnataka
state, southern
India
. The river is born in the
Western Ghats
on a hill known as
Varaha Parvata
at a place called
Gangamoola
. From here, the river flows through two districts in
Karnataka
-
Chikmagalur District
and
Shimoga District
. It is 147 km long and merges with the
Bhadra River
at
Koodli
, a small town near
Shimoga City
, Karnataka. The river is given the compound name
Tungabhadra
from this point on. The Tungabhadra flows eastwards and merges with the
Krishna River
in
Andhra Pradesh
.
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