The Guduvaiyar River (sometimes pronounced Kuduvaiyar: French: Rivière Guduvaiyar) flows through the
Cuddalore
Cuddalore, also spelt as Kadalur (), is the city and headquarters of the Cuddalore District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Situated south of Chennai, Cuddalore was an important port during the British Raj.
While the early history of Cudda ...
and
Villupuram districts of
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
and
Puducherry Union Territory. The river is mainly used for irrigation by the anicuts at Kizhur.
It is a stream originates near
Valavanur. It generally gets flooded during the monsoon season. Few bed dams exists in its course, one at
Kizhur is the major one. This river joins
Sankaraparani River near Chunnabar Bridge (NH-45A) at
Ariyankuppam. It form border between
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a States and union territories of India, state in southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India ...
and various enclaves of Puducherry.
See also
*
List of rivers in Puducherry {{short description, None
This is a list of the rivers in Puducherry, India.
Puducherry Region
* Gingee River
* Guduvaiyar River
* Malattar River
* Pambaiyar River
* Pennaiyar River
Karaikal Region
* Arasalar River
* Nandalar River
* Nattar ...
References
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Rivers of Puducherry
Rivers of Tamil Nadu