Chaliyar

Chaliyar ചാലിയാർ
A view of Chaliyar at Nilambur, Malappuram, India
Labelled map of Chaliyar
Location
Country	India
State	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
District	Wayanad, Malappuram, Kozhikode
City	Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, Perakamanna, Areekode, Kizhuparamba, Elamaram, cheekode, Vazhakkad, Vazhayur, Cheruvadi, Mavoor, Peruvayal, Perumanna, Aakode, Feroke, Chaliyam.
Physical characteristics
Source	Elambaleri Hills
• location	Western Ghats, Wayanad, India
Mouth	Lakshadweep Sea[1]
• location	Chaliyam, Kerala, India
• coordinates	11°10′N 75°48′E / 11.16°N 75.80°E / 11.16; 75.80
• elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	169 km (105 mi)[1]
Basin size	2,933 km2 (1,132 sq mi)
Discharge
• location	mouth
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Iruvazhinjipuzha, Cherupuzha, Engappuzha
• right	Cherupuzha Nilambur

Chaliyar River is the fourth longest river in Kerala at 169 km in length. The Chaliyar is also known as Chulika River, Nilambur River or Beypore River as it is near the sea. Pothukal, Chungathara, Nilambur, Mampad, Edavanna, Kavanoor, Perakamanna, Areekode, Kizhuparamba, Elamaram, Cheekkode, Vazhakkad, Vazhayur, Cheruvadi, Edavannappara, Mavoor, Peruvayal, Perumanna, Feroke and Beypore are some of the towns/villages situated along the banks of the Chaliyar. It mainly flows through Malappuram district. Its tributaries flow through both the districts of Malappuram and Kozhikode. The bank of river Chaliyar in the Nilambur region is also known for its natural Gold fields.^[2] Explorations done at the valley of the river Chaliyar in Nilambur have shown reserves of the order of 2.5 million cubic meters of placers with 0.1 gram per cubic meter of gold.^[3] It originates at the Ilambaleri hills of Nilgiri Mountains in Nilgiris district (Ooty district), which is also near Wayanad-Malappuram district border. It flows mainly through the erstwhile region of Eranad (present-day Malappuram district), and finally empties into the Arabian Sea at Beypore port, opposite to Chaliyam harbour.