After the village of Bommanalli the Kali turns south and at 15°05′21″N 074°43′57″E / 15.08917°N 74.73250°E / 15.08917; 74.73250 is joined by the Tattihalla River from the left (west).

Leaving that reservoir, the Kali River flows west and is joined by the Vuki Halla from the right (north).

[5] From Kadra, the Kali flows west through marshland to join the Arabian Sea near the town of Karwar.

The government strategy for controlling the pollution from illegal sand mining has produced a cleaner river.

[7] Some believe that chemical and petroleum companies near its estuary have been leaking toxic wastes including mercury, as alleged by some, into the Kali River for decades, impacts of which have not yet been seen.