Kali River (Karnataka)

Kali River
Location
Country	India
State	Karnataka
District	Uttara Kannada
Physical characteristics
Source	Diggi village, Karnataka
• location	Joida taluk
Mouth	Arabian Sea
• location	Karwar
Length	265 km (165 mi)
Discharge
• location	Karwar, India
• average	152 m3/s (5,400 cu ft/s)

The Kali River or Kaali Nadi is a river flowing through Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state in India.^[1] 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.

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.