It has a dam built across it at Gajanur, and a larger dam has been built across the compound Tungabhadra river at Hospet.
Religious centresedit
Sringeri, on the banks of the Tunga, has several temples, the most important being the Śhāradā temple and the Vidyāśhankara temple. Hariharapura is another religious centre on the bank of the Tunga River in the Chikkamagalurur district.
tunga, river, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, february, 2022, learn, when, remove,. This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tunga River news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Tunga River 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 Tunga RiverRiver Tunga near Chibbalagudde ThirthahalliLocationCountryIndiaStateKarnatakaPhysical characteristicsSourceGangamoola locationChikmagalur district Karnataka IndiaMouthTungabhadra River locationKoodli Bhadravati Karnataka IndiaLength147 km 91 mi approx It has a dam built across it at Gajanur and a larger dam has been built across the compound Tungabhadra river at Hospet Religious centres editSringeri on the banks of the Tunga has several temples the most important being the Sharada temple and the Vidyashankara temple Hariharapura is another religious centre on the bank of the Tunga River in the Chikkamagalurur district See also editNetravati river Mangalore Sharavati river Linganamakki Dam nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tunga River 14 00 N 75 40 E 14 000 N 75 667 E 14 000 75 667 nbsp This article related to a location in Karnataka is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article related to a river in India is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tunga River amp oldid 1181930983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
