The Kollidam (referred to as Coleroon in Colonial English) is a river in southeastern India. The Kollidam is the northern

distributary A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributar ...

of the

Kaveri River The Kaveri (also known as Cauvery, the anglicized name) is one of the major Indian rivers flowing through the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The Kaveri river rises at Talakaveri in the Brahmagiri range in the Western Ghats, Kodagu dist ...

as it flows through the delta of Thanjavur. It splits from the main branch of the Kaveri River at the island of Srirangam and flows eastward into the Bay of Bengal. The distribution system in Kollidam lies at

Lower Anaicut The Lower Anaicut or Anaikkarai is a dam and bridge built on the Kollidam (the northern tributary of Kaveri River) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was built in 1902 by the colonial administration of the Madras Presidency for irrigating ...

which is an island of river Kollidam. Heavy floods in 2005 necessitated the flood prevention works along the Kollidam river by the Public Works Department (PWD).

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Rivers of Tamil Nadu Distributaries Tributaries of the Kaveri River Rivers of India {{India-river-stub