Perinjankutti River is one of the major
tributaries
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
of the
Periyar River, the longest river in
Kerala
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state of
south India
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.
Pennaiyar River originates from Sivagiri hills in the Western Ghats.
One of its four tirbutaries is Perinjankutti river. The other three are Muthirapuzha, Mullayar, Cheruthoni.
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have disputes of water sharing over this river.
See also
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Periyar River - Main river
Other major tributaries of Periyar river
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Muthirapuzha River
Muthirapuzha River is one of the major tributaries of the Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala state south India. It begins in remote forests above the Pooyamkutty- Edamalayar valley in Ernakulam district
Ernakulam (; ISO: ''Eṟ ...
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Mullayar
Mullayar River is a tributary of the Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala. It originates at Kottamalai peak in the Periyar Tiger Reserve. The Mullayar flows west through the reserve and joins the Periyar at Mullakudy just at the beginn ...
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Cheruthoni
Cheruthoni is a town on the banks of Cheruthoni River, a major tributary of the Periyar River, the second longest river in Kerala state, in southwestern India. The area is known by Cheruthoni Dam, which is a part of Idukki reservoir, which pr ...
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Edamalayar
Edamalayar or Idamalayar is one of the major tributaries of the Periyar River, the longest river in Kerala, South India. TheIdamalayar Dam is built on this river. It originates in the Anamalais of Kerala's Ernakulam district, and flows into T ...
References
Rivers of Kerala
Periyar (river)
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