Tunga River

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Tunga River
River Tunga near Chibbalagudde, Thirthahalli
Location
Country	India
State	Karnataka
Physical characteristics
Source	Gangamoola
• location	Chikmagalur district, Karnataka, India
Mouth	Tungabhadra River
• location	Koodli, Bhadravati, Karnataka, India
Length	147 km (91 mi)approx.

The Tunga River (alternatively spelled Thunga) is a river in Karnataka state, southern India. The river is born in the Western Ghats(Sahyadri mountains) 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.

It has a dam built across it at Gajanur, and a larger dam has been built across the compound Tungabhadra river at Hospet.