Mogral River
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The Mogral River (also known as the Madhuvahini River) is a west-flowing river in the Kasaragod district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is named after Mogral, a coastal village on its northern banks. The river empties into the Arabian Sea at Mogral Puthur. It has a length of 34 kilometers and a drainage area of 132 square kilometers.
Course
The river originates in the lower foothills of the
Kannathur, Peral, Mogral and Puthur. Towards Mogral Puthur, the Mogral River empties into the Arabian Sea forming an estuary Lake. [1]
Flora and Fauna
There is a significant patch of mangroves in the three-kilometer stretch of estuary where Mogral River merges with the Arabian Sea. The total area of the estuary is estimated to be 6.12 square kilometer, of which 0.1 kilometer is mangrove area. Two researchers reported sighting six individual
Bar-Headed Geese
(Anser indicus) on fresh water near the mangroves on 26 January 2009. Bar-Headed Geese, one of the world's highest flying birds, are rarely seen in Kerala.
See also
- List of rivers in Kerala
- Mogral Puthur
- Mogral
References
- ^ "West-flowing rivers of Kerala". Archived from the original on 10 July 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
