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{{short description|River in Karnataka, India}}
{{Other uses|Kali River (disambiguation)}}
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[[File:Sadashivgad Fort & Kali Bridge as seen from Nandangadda Village.jpg|thumb|Kali River & [[Sadashivgad]] Fort as seen from [[Nandangadda]] Village]]
The '''Kali River''' or '''Kaali Nadi''' is a [[river]] flowing through [[Uttara Kannada]] district of [[Karnataka]] state in [[India]].<ref>{{GEOnet2|32FA8822EC573774E0440003BA962ED3|Kālī Nadī (Approved)}}, [[National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency]]</ref> The river rises near Kushavali, a small village in Uttar Kannada district. The river is the lifeline to some 400,000 people in the Uttara Kannada district and supports the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people including fishermen on the coast of Karwar. There are many dams built across this river for the generation of [[electricity]]. One of the important dams build across Kali river is the [[Supa Dam]] at Ganeshgudi. The river runs 184 kilometers before joining [[Arabian Sea]].

Significant and picturesque, the [[Sadashivgad]] fort is now a popular tourist destination located by the coastal highway Kali river bridge, which has been built above the confluence of the river and the [[Arabian Sea]].

The National Highway [[NH-17]] continues on the Kali [[Bridge]] built over Kali River and the road continues to split the Sadashivgad granite rock hill to connect Karnataka to [[Goa]].

[[File:Kali River Karwar Karnataka India.jpg|thumb|300px|A view of Kali River]]
In August 2019 due to excessive rains in the region it caused flooding and loss of property and animal life due to the floods which took place when a huge amount of water was discharged on the downstream area. Many people lost their houses and moved to rehabilitation services provided by the government.

==Origin and course==
The Kali River has its origin near the village of Kushavali of Joida Taluka, {{Coord|15|14|56|N|074|17|58|E|display=inline}}, 2011 Census Village code is 602664,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Bazaar Kulang Gram Panchayat, Supa, Uttar Kannad, Karnataka|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=223801&rlbtype=V}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> in the [[Western Ghats]] and flows eastwards into the Supa Dam Reservoir,<ref>The former village of Supa, which gave its name to the dam and the taluka, was drowned when the reservoir was created. For its location see {{Citation|title=Belgaum|series=series U502, sheet ND 43-02|format=topographic map, 1:250,000|publisher=United States Army Map Service|date=May 1960|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/nd-43-02.jpg}}</ref> where it is joined by the Pandri River from the left (north). The Kali exits at [[Supa Dam]] near Kurandi then flows east towards [[Dandeli]]. Passing south of Dandeli, the Kali River flows southeast into the Bommanalli Reservoir, exiting at the dam and flowing east between the villages of Kegdal on the right (south) and Bommanalli<ref>Bommanalli, Haliyal Taluka, {{Coord|15|10|04|N|074|42|39|E|display=inline}}, 2011 Census Village code = 602800, {{Cite web|title=Reports of National Panchayat Directory: List of Census Villages mapped for: Bhagvati Gram Panchayat, Haliyal, Uttar Kannad, Karnataka|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|url=http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=223658&rlbtype=V|access-date=16 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130416205855/http://panchayatdirectory.gov.in/adminreps/viewGPmapcvills.asp?gpcode=223658&rlbtype=V|archive-date=16 April 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> on the left (north). After the village of Bommanalli the Kali turns south and at {{Coord|15|05|21|N|074|43|57|E|display=inline}} is joined by the Tattihalla River from the left (west). controller and Tunnel is there in Bhagavathi. At that point the Kali turns west and flows through a gorge which ends at Sathodi Falls below Sykes Point. The Kali is then joined by the Kaneri River from the right (north) at {{Coord|15|03|52|N|074|36|17|E|display=inline}}, and flows south-southwest into [[Kodasalli Dam|Kodasalli Reservoir]]. Leaving that reservoir, the Kali River flows west and is joined by the Vuki Halla from the right (north). Whence it flows southwest into the [[Kadra Dam|Kadra Reservoir]], and is joined by the Thana Halla just below the dam at Kadra.<ref>{{Citation|title=Karwar|series=series U502, sheet ND 43-02|format=topographic map, 1:250,000|publisher=United States Army Map Service|date=March 1960|url=http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/ams/india/nd-43-06.jpg}}</ref> From Kadra, the Kali flows west through marshland to join the [[Arabian Sea]] near the town of [[Karwar]]. The river flows entirely through the district of [[Uttara Kannada]].

[[File:Leisure boats on Kali River.jpg|thumb|300px|Leisure boats on Kali River]]


==Pollution and ecology==
Treated effluents released directly into the river by industrial units and [[illegal sand mining]] in the Supa Dam area resulted in serious disturbances to the river's ecology. The government strategy for controlling the pollution from illegal sand mining has produced a cleaner river.<ref>{{Cite news|author=ಸುದ್ದಿಲೋಕ, ವಿಕ (Suddiloka, Vika)|title=ಕಾಳಿ ನದಿ: ರಕ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಹೊಸ ಕಾರ್ಯತಂತ್ರ (Kali River: the protection of a new strategy)|newspaper=The Times of India|date=11 April 2013|language=kn|url=http://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/articleshow/19479439.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417035931/http://vijaykarnataka.indiatimes.com/articleshow/19479439.cms|archive-date=17 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The releases from a papermill have drawn crocodiles to the [[Anshi Dandeli Tiger Reserve]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=13 December 2011|title=Industrial pollution brings crocodile tears|newspaper=The News Today|location=Dhaka, Bangladesh|url=http://newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=46897&date=2011-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417044317/http://newstoday.com.bd/index.php?option=details&news_id=46897&date=2011-12-13|archive-date=17 April 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Chemical and petroleum companies near its estuary have been leaking toxic wastes, including mercury, into the Kali River for decades.

== Television entertainment ==
* [[Real TV (Indian Channel)|Real TV's]] India's biggest reality show, [[Sarkaar Ki Duniya]] was shot at Mango Island Near Ambe Joog, which is an island surrounded by the Kali river in Siddar near [[Karwar]].<ref>"Island" in [[Konkani language]] translates to "Joog".</ref>

[[File:Kali river bridge.jpg|thumb|300px|View of Kali river and the bridge from [[Sadashivgad]] Fort.]]

== See also==
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India]]
* [[List of rivers of India]]
* [[Karwar]]
* [[Sadashivgad]]

==Notes==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Kali River (Karnataka)}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuVnAwkuTVw A documentary on the river] by [[Amoghavarsha JS]]
*[http://www.karnatakapower.com/bommanahallidam.htm Kali Nadi]
*[https://archive.today/20130103114000/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/thscrip/print.pl?file=20060519003009900.htm&date=fl2309/&prd=fline& Kali river ]

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[[Category:Rivers of Karnataka]]
[[Category:Rivers of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Geography of Uttara Kannada district]]
[[Category:Rivers of India]]

[[ca:Kali Nadi Occidental]]

Kali River (Karnataka) - Revision history

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