Shiriya River is a river flowing through the states of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

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Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a 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 regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

. Shiriya River is 67 km in length, making it the eighteenth List of rivers of Kerala, longest river in Kerala, and the second longest river in Kasaragod district. It originates in Anegundi Reserve Forest in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka at an elevation of 230 metres above sea level, flows primarily in a westward direction, and empties into the Arabian sea near the town of Shiriya located about 11 km north of Kasaragod town in Kerala. At its mouth the river joins the backwaters between the towns of Shiriya and Kumbla forming the Kumbla-Shiriya estuary. The main tributaries of the river are Kallanje Thodu, Kanyana Thodu, Eramatti Hole and Kumbla.

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Rivers of Kerala Rivers of Kasaragod district {{India-river-stub