or Cauvery, a river of Hindustan, which rises among the Coorg Hills, near the coast of Malabar, in Lat 12° 25', Long. 75° 34', and passing through the Mysore near Seringapatam, Coimbetoor, and the Carnatic, below the Ghauts, falls into the Bay of Bengal by several mouths, after a winding course of nearly 500 miles. Opposite to Trichinopoly, in the Carnatic, the Cavery is divided just below the island of Seringham into two branches. The northern branch is named the Colecroon; the southern continues to bear the name of Cauvery. Extensive systems of canal irrigation, in connection with both branches of the river, have been constructed of late years by the British government; the effects of which have been to render the district of Tanjore one of the most fertile provinces of the presidency of Madras.