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[[File:A view of Denkada Barrage at Saripalli, Vizianagaram District.jpg|thumb|Denkada Barrage on champavathi river at [[Saripalli]] in [[Vizianagaram District]]]]<br />
'''River Champavathi''' ({{lang-te|చంపావతి}}) is a small [[river]] which originates in the [[Eastern Ghats]] at an altitude of 1,200&nbsp;metres above mean sea level near [[Andra, Vizianagaram|Andra]] village<ref>http://www.indiamapped.com/rivers-in-india/champavathi-river/ India Mapped</ref> and flows eastwards and joins the [[Bay of Bengal]] near the village [[Konada]]. The river passes through [[Gajapathinagaram]], [[Nellimarla]], [[Saripalli]], [[Denkada]], [[Palem]] and [[Natavalasa]] of [[Vizianagaram district]]. The river has four main tributaries Eduvampula Gedda, Chitta Gedda, Pothula Gedda and Gadi Gedda. The basin has a drainage area of 1,410 square kilometres. This area is divisible into Hilly terrain (Madugula hills), Vizianagaram plains and Coastal plains.<ref>[http://www.igu.in/7-2/8surya.pdf Geo-Electrical study of Champavathi River Basin]</ref><br />
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Denkada anicut was constructed across Champavathi River in 1965–1968. The project is located near [[Saripalli]] village, [[Nellimarla]] Mandal, [[Vizianagaram District]] to irrigate a total ayacut of {{convert|5153|acre|km2}}.<br />
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Tarakarama Thirtha Sagaram barrage was constructed to supply irrigation water to 6,690 hectares. Kumili dam with 60 million M<sup>3</sup> live storage capacity for irrigation purpose was also built in the river basin.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kumili_Reservoir_D02317 | title=Kumili Reservoir D02317 | work=[[Government of India]] | accessdate=9 July 2015 }}{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><br />
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==Further reading==<br />
*P.Jagadeshwar Rao et al.: Geo-electrical data analysis to demarcate ground water pockets and recharge zones in Champavathi River Basin, Vizianagaram district, Andhra Pradesh., J.Ind. Geophys. Union, vol 7 (2),105-113, 2003.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh}}<br />
{{Eastern Ghats |state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Andhra Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Uttarandhra]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Vizianagaram district]]<br />
[[Category:Rivers of India]]</div>>Hmains