River that originate from Western ghat

Rivers that originate from Western ghat

पश्चिमी घाट से निकलने वाली नदियां

West flowing: 

1 The rivers that originate in Western Ghats and flow towards west are 

🥝Periyar, 

🥝Bharathappuzha, 

🥝Netravati, 

🥝Sharavathi, 

🥝Mandovi etc.

2 The west flowing rivers of Western Ghats are fast-moving, owing to the short distance travelled and steeper gradient.

3 This makes Western Ghats more useful in terms of production of hydroelectricity. The steep

East flowing River: 

The rivers that originate in Western Ghats and flow towards east include three major rivers viz.

🥝 Godavari, 

🥝Krishna and 

🥝Kaveri,

🥝 and many smaller/tributary rivers such as Tunga,

🥝Bhadra,

🥝Bhima, 

🥝Malaprabha, 

🥝Ghataprabha, 

🥝Hemavathi, 

🥝Kabini.

These east flowing rivers are comparatively slower moving and eventually merge into larger rivers such as the Kaveri and Krishna.

The Mahe river

 also called the Mayyazhi puzha, originates from the forests on the western slopes of the Wayanad hills which from part of the Western Ghats. This river flows through the villages of Naripetta, Vanimel, Iyyancode, Bhekiyad, Iringanoor, Tripangathur, Peringalam, Edachery, Kacheri, Eramala, kariyad, Olavilam, Kunnumakkara, Azhiyoor,and Mahe, before emptying into the Arabian Sea at the former French settlement of Mahe, about 6 kms. south of Talassery. The length of the river is about 54 kms. and it flows through an area of 394 sq. kms.

The Murad river

 also known as the Kuttiady river, takes its origin from the Narikota ranges on the western slops of the Wayanad hills, a part of Western Ghats. This river flows through Vadakara, Koyilandy and Kozhikode taluks. It empties into the Arabian Sea at the historical Kottakkal fort, seven kms. south of Vadakara. This river has a length of 74 kms. and along with its tributaries it flows through an area of 583 sq. kms. The Onipuzha, the Thottilpalam puzha, the Kadiyangad puzha, the Vamathil puzha and the Madapalli puzha are the major tributaries of Muradriver. It passes through Oorakuchi, Kuttiady, Tiruvallur, Muyipoth, Maniyur and Karuvancheri.

Korapuzha river

 formed by the confluence of two strems called Punnurpuzha and Agalapuzha, this river and its main trinutaries are tidal in their lower reaches. The Agalapuzha is more or less a backwater, while the Punnurpuzha originates from Arikkankunnu. The Agalapuzha forms a part of the important. West Coast Inland Navigation System. There is heavy traffic through this river connecting all important industrial towns laying in the coastal areas such as Vadakara, Kozhikode, Kallai, Beypore etc. The total length of the river is 40 kms. with a drainage area of 624 sq. kms.

The Kallai river 

has its origin from Cherukulathur village and is connected to the Chaliyar on the south by a man-made canal. The river passes through Cherukulathur, Kovur, Olavanna, Manava and Kallai before finally joining the Arabian Sea at Kozhikode. The length of the river is 22 kms. and it has a drainage area of 96 sq. kms. Though small in size, the Kallai is one of the most important rivers in the entire State from the commercial point of view. Kallai, a main centre of timber trade, is situated on its banks.

The Chaliyar

known in the lower reaches as the Beypore river, this is one of the major rivers of the State. The lower reaches form part of the West Coast Inland Navigation system. It originates from the Ilambalari hills in Gudalur taluk of Nilagiri district in Tamil Nadu. The Chalipuzha, the Punnapuzha, the Pandiyar, the Karimpuzha, the Vadapurampuzha, the Iringipuzha and the Iruthilpuzha are its important tributaries. As an inter-state river, this has a total drainage area of 2923 sq. kms, of which 2535 sq. kms. lie in Kerala and the rest, 388 sq. kms. in Tamil Nadu. With a length of 169 kms., the Chaliyar river flows through Nilambur, Mambad, Edavanna, Areacode, Vazhakkad in Malappuram district and Feroke in Kozhikode district before it joins the Arabian Sea near Beypore.

The Kadalundi river 

is formed by the confluence of its two main tributaries, the Olipuzha and the Veliyar. the Olipuzha takes its origin from the Cherakkombhanmala and the Veliyar from the forests of Erattakombanmala. The total length of this river is 130 kms, with a drainage area of 1099 sq.kms. The river flows towards the Chaliyar and joins the Arabian Sea at about 5 kms. south of the Chaliyar river mouth. The Pooraparamba river, a small stream, is also included in this basin, as its lengh is only 8 kms. with a drainage area of 23 sq. kms. The total drainage area of the basin is thus 1122 sq.kms. The Kadalundi river, also known by the names, Karimpuzha and Oravanpurampuzha, is important from the navigation point of view.

Hemavat The river 

Hemavati rises in the Western Ghats at an elevation of about 1,219 metres and joins the river Cauvery near Krishnarajasagar. The drainage area is about 5,410 sq.km and the approximate length of the river is 245 km.