Chittar River

Chittar River and its five tributaries and numerous other contributing streams originate in the Courtallam hills of Tirunelveli District in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Together with its tributaries and streams, the Chittar River serves as an important source of irrigation for the region and is a major tributary of the Tambaraparani River along with the Manimuthar River. The Chitter River, though little, is a beautiful river, making many turns and twists and providing spectacular waterfalls and cascades.^[1]

Irrigation

The Chittar runs for about 80 kilometres (50 mi) before it meets with its first tributary which has an anicut and irrigates about 293 hectares (720 acres) of land. One of its next tributaries has a reservoir provided by an anicut, feeding about 142 hectares (350 acres). The next tributary has seven anicuts and a reservoir and irrigates about 465 hectares (1,150 acres) of land altogether. This pattern continues as each tributary and other contributing rivers has anicuts and reservoirs that provide irrigation for the adjacent land.^[2]

The Chittar River itself has 17 anicuts irrigating about 8,903 hectares (22,000 acres) of land. It eventually joins with Thamirabarani river.

Notes

↑ "Rivers". Retrieved 2006-09-24.
↑ "Rivers". Retrieved 2006-09-24.

Hydrography of Tamil Nadu

Rivers	Adyar Amaravathi Arasalar Bhavani Cheyyar Chittar Cooum Kaveri Kedilam Kodaganar Kodavanar Kokkiliyar Kollidam Kosasthalaiyar Manimuthar Manjalar Moyar Nadari Nambiyar Nanganjiyar Noyyal Pachaiyar Pahrali Palar Parambikulam Periyar Ponnaiyar Siruvani Swetha Thamirabarani Vaigai Vaippar Vasishta Vellar Vennaaru

Lakes	Ambattur Lake Berijam Lake Chembarambakkam Lake Kaliveli Lake Kodaikanal Lake Perumal Eri Porur Lake Pulicat Lake Red Hills Lake Sholavaram Lake Singanallur Lake Valankulam Lake Veeranam Lake Velachery Lake Pykara Ooty Lake

Waterfalls	Agaya Gangai Ayyanar Catherine Courtallam Hogenakkal Kiliyur Kumbakkarai Law's Katary Kalhatti Kutladampatti Monkey Sengupathi Siruvani Suruli Thalaiyar Tirparappu Ullakaarvi Vaideki Vattaparai

Beaches	Edward Elliot's Golden Beach Marina Silver Beach

Dams/ Reservoirs	Aathupalayam Dam Aliyar Reservoir Amaravathi Dam Bhavanisagar Dam Grand Anicut Kamarajar Sagar Dam Kodiveri Dam Krishnagiri Dam Lower Anaicut Mettur Dam Mukkadal Dam Nallathangal Dam Orathuppalayam Dam Papanasam dam Pechiparai Reservoir Perunchani Dam Sathanur Reservoir Solaiyar Dam Vaigai Dam Varattu Pallam Dam Upper Anaicut Upper Bhavani

Western Ghats

Rivers	Bhadra Bhavani Bhima Chalakudy Chittar Godavari Gurupura Kabini Kali Kallayi Kaveri Koyna Krishna Kundali Malaprabha Manimuthar Netravati Pachaiyar Parambikulam Saraswati Savitri Sharavati Tambaraparani Tapti Tunga Venna

Regions	Desh, Maharashtra Goa Gap Konkan Malabar Malenadu North Malabar Kongu Nadu Palakkad Gap Tulu Nadu

Peaks	Agastya Mala Anamudi Anginda Anjaneri Banasura Biligirirangana Betta Brahmagiri Chembra Dhodap Doddabetta Gangamoola Harishchandragad Kalsubai Kemmangundi Kudremukh Kodachadri Kumara Parvata Mullayanagiri Marunthuvazh Malai Ponmudi Pushpagiri Paithalmala Salher Saptashrungi Sispara Sonsogor Tadiandamol Taramati Vellarimala Ranipuram Vagamon

Hills	Anaimalai Hills Biligiriranga Hills Cardamom Hills Nilgiri mountains Satmala Range Selbari Range Palni Hills Trimbakeshwar Range

Waterfalls	Abbey Chunchanakatte Dudhsagar Falls Gokak Irupu Jog Kalhatti Mallalli Falls Sathodi Lushington Sivasamudram Athirapally Falls Vazhachal Falls Hogenakkal

States	Tamil Nadu Gujarat Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra Goa

Parks & Reserves	Annekal Reserved Forest Anshi National Park Aralam Reserved Forest Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Agasthyavanam Biological Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Chandoli National Park Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Dandeli National Park Eravikulam National Park Grass Hills National Park Indira Gandhi National Park Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Karian Shola National Park Karnala Bird Sanctuary Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary Kudremukh National Park Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary Mudumalai National Park Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Mukurthi National Park Nagarhole Rajiv Gandhi National Park New Amarambalam Reserved Forest Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Palani Hills National Park Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Periyar National Park Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary SAI Sanctuary Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary Silent Valley National Park Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Places	Khandala Lonavla Lavasa Mahabaleshwar Matheran Chiplun Tamhini Panchgani Kudremukh Kodagu Karjat Kasara

Ghats	Amboli Ghat Bhor Ghat Tamhini Ghat Amba Ghat Bhor Road Ghat Chorla Ghat Goa Gap Kasara Road Ghat Kumbharli Ghat Malshej Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Varandha Ghat

Related	Mountains of Kerala Mountains of Maharashtra

Coordinates: 8°51′N 77°49′E / 8.850°N 77.817°E / 8.850; 77.817

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