Thamirabarani River

Thamirabarani
Tamraparni, Porunai
River Thamirabarani from Authoor Bridge in Thoothukudi district
Map
Location
CountryIndia
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTirunelveli, Thoothukudi
CitiesTirunelveli
Physical characteristics
SourcePothigai hills
 • coordinates8°36′07″N 77°15′51″E / 8.601962°N 77.264131°E / 8.601962; 77.264131
Mouth 
 • location
Gulf of Mannar
 • coordinates
8°38′29″N 78°07′38″E / 8.641316°N 78.127298°E / 8.641316; 78.127298
Length128 km (80 mi)
Discharge 
 • locationSrivaikundam[1]
 • average32 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftKaraiyar, Servalar, Gadananathi, Chittar River
 • rightManimutharu, Pachaiyar

The Thamirabarani or Tamraparni or Porunai is a perennial river that originates from the Agastyarkoodam peak of Pothigai hills of the Western Ghats, above Papanasam in the Ambasamudram taluk.[2] It flows through Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts of the Tamil Nadu state of southern India into the Gulf of Mannar. It was called the Tamraparni River in the pre-classical period, a name it lent to the island of Sri Lanka. The old Tamil name of the river is Porunai. From the source to sea, the river is about 128 kilometres (80 mi) long and is the only perennial river in Tamil Nadu. This river flows towards north direction initially. However, it changes to east direction later.

  1. ^ "Gauging Station - Data Summary". ORNL. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Thamirabarani". isha.sadhguru.org. Retrieved 14 October 2019.