Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)
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For the river of the same name located farther to the north in the same state, see Vellar River (Northern Tamil Nadu).
The Vellar River or South Vellar River is a non-perennial river in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu that flows southeast into the Palk Strait, part of the Bay of Bengal.[1]
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Vellar River South Vellar River | |
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Location | |
Country | India |
State | Tamil Nadu |
Districts | Pudukkottai, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Headwaters |
• location | Kumirikatti forest reserve |
Mouth | Palk Strait |
• location | Manamelkudi taluk, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu |
• coordinates | 10°03′50″N 79°14′30″E |
Length | 137 kilometres (85 mi) |
Basin size | 2,034 square kilometres (785 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• location | River mouth |
• average | 446 million metres3/year |
Basin features | |
Population | 805,000 (2007) |
Tributaries | |
• left | Gundar River |
• right | Nerunjikudiyar River |
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