Vellar River (Southern Tamil Nadu)

Vellar River
South Vellar River
Map of the Vellar River and its drainage basin within Tamil Nadu
Map of the Vellar River and its drainage basin within Tamil Nadu
Location
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictsPudukkottai, Tiruchirappalli, Dindigul
Physical characteristics
SourceHeadwaters
 • locationKumirikatti forest reserve
MouthPalk Strait
 • location
Manamelkudi taluk, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu
 • coordinates
10°03′50″N 79°14′30″E / 10.0639°N 79.2416°E / 10.0639; 79.2416
Length137 kilometres (85 mi)
Basin size2,034 square kilometres (785 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • locationRiver mouth
 • average446 million metres3/year
Basin features
Population805,000 (2007)
Tributaries 
 • leftGundar River
 • rightNerunjikudiyar 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]

  1. ^ "Agniyar report" (PDF). nwm.gov.in. Retrieved 1 June 2020.