Ponnaiyar River
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| South Pennar Thenpennai Ponnaiyar | |
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Chikkaballapura, Karnataka | |
| • elevation | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
| Mouth | Bay of Bengal |
• location | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu |
• coordinates | 11°46′19″N 79°47′40″E / 11.772°N 79.7945°E |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 500 km (310 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Pambar River |
| • right | Vanniyar River |
The South Pennar River (also known as Dakshina Pinakini in
The river originates in the
The river is dry for the most part of the year. Water flows during the monsoon season when it is fed by the south-west monsoon in catchment area and the northeast monsoon in Tamil Nadu. However this water flow raises the water table throughout the river basin and feeds numerous reservoirs/tanks.
The old river Dakshina Pinakini does not exist anymore.[2] Substantial part of
The sand build of the river is quite impressive, suggesting that it may have been a perennial river with much larger water flow in the past. Mention of the river is found in
This river is now looted for its rich availability of sand. As the water flow will be only in monsoon seasons, the river is dry in remaining parts of the year.[citation needed]
See also
- Arkavathy River
- Palar River
- Penneswaraar Temple
References
- ^ Kelavarapalli dam
- ^ P M Raghunandan (23 April 2012). "TN now lays claim to City sewage". Bangalore: Deccan Herald. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
- ^ S. Prasad (19 April 2005). "Water from Krishnagiri dam raises a scare". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 April 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (July 2012) |
 | This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Flooding of Dakshina Pinakini in 2022. (September 2022) |
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