The Mogral River (also known as the Madhuvahini River) is a west-flowing river in the

Kasaragod district Kasaragod ( (, , ; English: ''Kassergode'') is one of the 14 districts in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Its northern border Thalappady is located just 9 km south to Ullal, which is the southernmost portion of the major port city ...

in the Indian state of

Kerala Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...

. It is named after

Mogral Mogral is a village in Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. It is part of the gram panchayat of Kumbla. The Mogral River is on the southern border of Mogral. Demographics India census, Mogral had a population of 7449 with 364 ...

, a coastal village on its northern banks. The river empties into the

Arabian Sea The Arabian Sea () is a region of sea in the northern Indian Ocean, bounded on the west by the Arabian Peninsula, Gulf of Aden and Guardafui Channel, on the northwest by Gulf of Oman and Iran, on the north by Pakistan, on the east by India, and ...

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 Western Ghats at the Karadka Reserve Forest in the

. Initially it flows through several hilly towns in the eastern region of

Kasargod Kasaragod () is a municipal town and the administrative headquarters of the Kasaragod district in the state of Kerala, India. Established in 1966, Kasaragod was the first municipal town in the district. It is the northernmost district of Ker ...

, namely, Badiyadka, Karadka, Mulleriya,

Paika Paika is a small town from Palai on the Pala-Ponkunnam road of Muvattupuzha - Punalur SH:08, in Kottayam district, Kerala, India. It is part of Meenachil Taluka, known as one of the most fertile agricultural regions of Travancore. This region ...

, Edneer and Nekraje. From Nekraje, the river takes a meandering course enters the Malabar plains where passes the towns of Pady, Cherkala, Muttathody, Chettumkuzhy, Shiribagilu, Madhur, Patla, Kannathur, Peral,

and Puthur. Towards Mogral Puthur, the Mogral River empties into the

forming an estuary Lake.

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.

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Course

Flora and Fauna

See also

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