| Vellar River South Vellar River | |
|---|---|
 Map of the Vellar River and its drainage basin within Tamil Nadu | |
| 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 / 10.0639°N 79.2416°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 |
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]
- ^ "Agniyar report" (PDF). nwm.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2020.