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title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #CEDEFF;color: #202122;">Physical characteristics</th></tr><tr style="display:none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Source</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Devarayanadurga" title="Devarayanadurga">Devarayanadurga</a> hills</td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span style="font-weight:normal"> • location</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tumkur" title="Tumkur">Tumkur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/River_mouth" title="River mouth">Mouth</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kaveri" title="Kaveri">Kaveri River</a></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal"> • location</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chamarajanagar" title="Chamarajanagar">Chamarajanagar</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display:inline;font-weight:normal"> • coordinates</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Shimsha&params=12.3112_N_77.2383_E_type:river_region:IN"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">12°18′40″N</span> <span class="longitude">77°14′18″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">12.3112°N 77.2383°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">12.3112; 77.2383</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr style="padding: 0 0.6em 0.2em 0.6em;line-height: 1.2em;"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">221 km (137 mi)approx.</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Shimsha</b> is a river that flows in the state of <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. It is one of the tributaries of the river <a href="/wiki/Kaveri" title="Kaveri">Kaveri</a>, which is one of the major rivers of <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a>. The river originates in the southern part of the <a href="/wiki/Devarayanadurga" title="Devarayanadurga">Devarayanadurga</a> hill in the <a href="/wiki/Tumkur_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumkur district">Tumkur district</a> of <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> and flows for about 221 km (137 mi). before joining the river <a href="/wiki/Kaveri" title="Kaveri">Kaveri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-geo_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Origin</dt></dl> <p>Shimsha originates at an altitude of 914 m in the <a href="/wiki/Devarayanadurga" title="Devarayanadurga">Devarayanadurga</a> hill located in <a href="/wiki/Tumakuru" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumakuru">Tumakuru</a> Taluk <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.deccanherald.com/content/369669/rise-fall-river-shimsha.html">[1]</a> which is also the location of two temples of the <a href="/wiki/Hindu" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindu">Hindu</a> God, <a href="/wiki/Narasimha" title="Narasimha">Narasimha</a>. </p> <dl><dt>Course</dt></dl> <p>After originating in the <a href="/wiki/Tumkur_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumkur district">Tumkur district</a>, The Markonahalli Dam has been built across it, the river takes a southerly course and enters the <a href="/wiki/Mandya_district" title="Mandya district">Mandya district</a>. In Mandya district, the river flows in a south-eastern direction and has a waterfall at Shimshapura in <a href="/wiki/Malavalli" title="Malavalli">Malavalli</a> Taluk. Just after Shimshapura it reaches the border of <a href="/wiki/Chamarajanagar_district" title="Chamarajanagar district">Chamarajanagar district</a> where it joins the river Kaveri.<sup id="cite_ref-map_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-map-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The confluence of Shimsha and Kaveri is also near the <a href="/wiki/Shivanasamudra" class="mw-redirect" title="Shivanasamudra">Shivanasamudra</a> falls. The total length of the river is 221 km (137 mi). and the river has a catchment area of 8469 km<sup>2</sup>. </p> <dl><dt>Sub-tributaries</dt></dl> <p>In its course the river is joined by other smaller rivers and streams such as Veeravaishnavi, Kanihalla, Chikkahole, Hebbahalla, Mullahalla and Kanva.<sup id="cite_ref-geo_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geo-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <dl><dt>Towns and cities</dt></dl> <p><a href="/wiki/Maddur,_Mandya" title="Maddur, Mandya">Maddur</a> is a major town that lies on this river. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Dams">Dams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Dams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Markonahalli Dam</dt></dl> <p>Markonahalli Dam is a dam built across the river Shimsha in the <a href="/wiki/Kunigal" title="Kunigal">Kunigal</a> Taluk of Tumkur district. It was built by <a href="/wiki/Krishnaraja_Wodeyar_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV">Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV</a>, the king of Mysore under the guidance of his <a href="/wiki/Diwan_(title)" class="mw-redirect" title="Diwan (title)">Diwan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sir_M_V" class="mw-redirect" title="Sir M V">Sir M Visweswaraiah</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-dam_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was built to irrigate 6070 hectares of land and has a masonry structure of 139 m and a pair of earth dams extending to 1470 metres on either side. The reservoir has a catchment area of 4,103 km<sup>2</sup> (1,584 sq mi) and can hold a volume of 68,000,000 cubic metres (2.4<span style="margin:0 .15em 0 .25em">×</span>10<sup>9</sup> cu ft) of water at a full reservoir level of 731.57 m above the mean sea level.<sup id="cite_ref-fish_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fish-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 27 species of fish, including 13 species of commercial fishes have been recorded in the reservoir with <a href="/wiki/Puntius" title="Puntius">Puntius</a> being the dominant species of fish found here. Cirrhinus reba and Labeo calbasu and other transplanted carps are also found here. However, the maintenance of the dam has been poor. In 2000, a part of the dam had to be demolished to prevent floods and save 25 villages.<sup id="cite_ref-dam_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Water started overflowing the dam and only 1 crest gate could be opened. Nearly 150 feet of the dam was demolished to allow excess water to flow out.<sup id="cite_ref-dam_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-dam-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Power_generation">Power generation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Power generation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Shimsha has a waterfall at Shimshapura in <a href="/wiki/Malavalli" title="Malavalli">Malavalli</a> Taluk. This is also the location of the Shimsha Hydro Electric Project which has an installed capacity of 17,200 kilowatts. It was the first ever hydro electric project in Asia. Kolar Gold Fields was supplied with the electricity generated in 1902. Three years later Bangalore was electrified. The foundation stone for this project was laid by <a href="/wiki/Krishnaraja_Wodeyar_IV" class="mw-redirect" title="Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV">Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV</a>, the king of <a href="/wiki/Mysore" title="Mysore">Mysore</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pow_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pow-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Issues">Issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sand_mining">Sand mining</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sand mining"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The sand found on the river bed of the Shimsha river is mined and used for construction activities, sometimes illegally. Due to the environmental issues that can be caused by <a href="/wiki/Sand_mining" title="Sand mining">sand mining</a>, this activity is currently banned.<sup id="cite_ref-sand_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sand-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pollution">Pollution</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Pollution"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Discharge of waste from towns and cities on the way are major contributors to pollution in the Shimsha. However, the Government is trying to clean up the river and has released funds for the same.<sup id="cite_ref-fund_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fund-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pharping_Hydro_Power_Project" class="mw-redirect" title="Pharping Hydro Power Project">Pharping Hydro Power Project</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Accidents">Accidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Accidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1897, a <a href="/wiki/Maddur_railway_bridge_collapse" title="Maddur railway bridge collapse">railway bridge</a> over this river collapsed during a heavy flood, killing about 150 passengers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shimsha&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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style="width:1%;padding:0.15em 1.0em; line-height:1.1em; background:gold;">Tributaries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aiyaru_River" title="Aiyaru River">Aiyaru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amaravati_River" title="Amaravati River">Amaravati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arisil" title="Arisil">Arisil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arkavathi_River" title="Arkavathi River">Arkavathi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhavani_River" title="Bhavani River">Bhavani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chinnar_River" title="Chinnar River">Chinnar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hemavati_River" title="Hemavati River">Hemavati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honnuhole" title="Honnuhole">Honnuhole</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabini_River" title="Kabini River">Kabini</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakshmana_Tirtha" title="Lakshmana Tirtha">Lakshmana Tirtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noyyal_River" title="Noyyal 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title="Mudikondan River">Mudikondan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nandalar_River" title="Nandalar River">Nandalar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nattar_River" title="Nattar River">Nattar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Odampokki_River" title="Odampokki River">Odampokki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pamaniyar_River" title="Pamaniyar River">Pamaniyar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirumalarajanar_River" title="Tirumalarajanar River">Tirumalarajanar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veera_Chozhan_River" title="Veera Chozhan River">Veera Chozhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vennaaru_River" title="Vennaaru River">Vennaaru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vettar_River" title="Vettar River">Vettar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding:0.15em 1.0em; line-height:1.1em; background:gold;">Dams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amaravathi_Dam" title="Amaravathi Dam">Amaravathi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banasura_Sagar_Dam" title="Banasura Sagar Dam">Banasura Sagar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhavanisagar_Dam" title="Bhavanisagar Dam">Bhavanisagar Dam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Bhavani_Project_Canal" title="Lower Bhavani Project Canal">LBP Canal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harangi_Dam" title="Harangi Dam">Harangi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kabini_River#Kabini_dam" title="Kabini River">Kabini Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalingarayan_Anicut" title="Kalingarayan Anicut">Kalingarayan Anicut</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kalingarayan_Canal" title="Kalingarayan Canal">Canal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallanai_Dam" title="Kallanai Dam">Kallanai Dam</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Anicut_Canal_System" title="Grand Anicut Canal System">Canal</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodaganar_Dam" title="Kodaganar Dam">Kodaganar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodiveri_Dam" title="Kodiveri 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lagoons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chunchanakatte_Falls" title="Chunchanakatte Falls">Chunchanakatte Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hogenakkal_Falls" title="Hogenakkal Falls">Hogenakkal Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muthupet_Lagoon" title="Muthupet Lagoon">Muthupet Lagoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shivanasamudra_Falls" title="Shivanasamudra Falls">Shivanasamudra Falls</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;padding:0.15em 1.0em; line-height:1.1em; background:gold;">Geographical features</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Bengal" title="Bay of Bengal">Bay of Bengal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmagiri_(Karnataka)" title="Brahmagiri (Karnataka)">Brahmagiri Hills</a></li> <li><a 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background:gold;">Cities and towns</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bhagamandala" title="Bhagamandala">Bhagamandala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhavani,_Tamil_Nadu" title="Bhavani, Tamil Nadu">Bhavani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chidambaram" title="Chidambaram">Chidambaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erode" title="Erode">Erode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karaikal" title="Karaikal">Karaikal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karur" title="Karur">Karur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodumudi" title="Kodumudi">Kodumudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kodagu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kodagu">Kodagu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudavasal" title="Kudavasal">Kudavasal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbakonam" title="Kumbakonam">Kumbakonam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kushalanagar" title="Kushalanagar">Kushalanagar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lalgudi" title="Lalgudi">Lalgudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mannargudi" title="Mannargudi">Mannargudi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mandya" title="Mandya">Mandya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mayiladuthurai" title="Mayiladuthurai">Mayiladuthurai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mettur" title="Mettur">Mettur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mysore" title="Mysore">Mysore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nagapattinam" title="Nagapattinam">Nagapattinam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nannilam" title="Nannilam">Nannilam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papanasam" title="Papanasam">Papanasam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Puhar,_Mayiladuthurai" title="Puhar, Mayiladuthurai">Puhar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peralam" title="Peralam">Peralam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sakleshpur" title="Sakleshpur">Sakleshpur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sikkal" title="Sikkal">Sikkal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sirkazhi" title="Sirkazhi">Sirkazhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Srirangapatna" title="Srirangapatna">Srirangapatna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swamimalai" 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