Kadem River

Origin: Kaddam reserve forest
Length : 86Kms
Start: Near Umarda (Buzurg), Bazarhathnoor Mandal, Adilabad district.
End: Bellal, Kaddam (peddur) Mandal, Nirmal district.
States : Telangana
Districts : Adilabad, Nirmal
Tributaries: Bali vagu, Ganagapuram vagu, Bathukamma vagu, Sikkumanu river, Palukeru vagu, Datki vagu (tributary: Ragidoba), Gundi vagu, Wankedi vagu, Kaddam Pedda vagu (tributary: kamravadda vagu)

Kadem (Kaddam) River is a tributary of Godavari originates from the hills of Kaddam reserved Forest and and surpluses from Bazarhatnoor Tank in Adilabad District and runs South East direction for a length of 86Kms and joins river Goadvari at Bellal village, Kaddam (peddur) Mandal in Nirmal District.

At its 80th km is the Kaddam Project also called as Kaddam Narayana Reddy Project is a Major Reservoir across river Kadem near Kaddam Mandal, Nirmal District. After traversing a distance of 6.5km from the Dam the river joins Godavari.

The Kuntala Waterfall are formed on this river at Kuntala. The waterfall originates from a confluence of several ponds that lead to the river Kadem and it cascades down as two separate waterfalls adjacent to each other.

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