Sarabanga is a
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
flowing in the
Salem district
Salem District is one of the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. The district is now divided into Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri, Namakkal as individual districts. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the distri ...
of the
Indian state
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
History
Pre-indepen ...
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 ...
. The origin of the river is traditionally placed at Yercaud foothills in Tamil Nadu. The river fulfils demands for agricultural irrigation in Danishpet village. The river flows through Danishpet, Omalur, Thoppur,
Tharamangalam
Tharamangalam (also transliterated as Taramangalam) is a Municipality in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Geography
It is located about 27 km in the west of Salem City, in the district of Salem in northwestern Tamil Nadu. ...
, Dhadhapuram, Idappadi, Chettipatti, Peramachipalaym, Thevur and joins 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 ...
near Annamar Kovil before flowing into the Bay of Bengal. Dams on the river are located at
Peramachipalayam.
[http://www.salem.tn.nic.in/aprofile.htm ]
References
See also
List of rivers of Tamil Nadu
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This article lists the main rivers of Tamil Nadu. Out of the below rivers, Kaveri , Thenpennai, Palar, are the three largest rivers of Tamil Nadu followed by Vaigai River, Noyyal River, Cheyyar River, Then ...
Rivers of Tamil Nadu
Salem district
Rivers of India
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