Vennaaru River

Vennaaru is a tributary of the Kaveri River in southern India. It passes through Trichy and Thanjavur in the Tamil Nadu region of the country. The etymology of Vennaaru represents venmai (white) + aaru (river) in Tamil.

Vennaaru was used for water transportation in the ancient Chola Kingdom.

Kaveri

Tributaries	Amaravati Arkavathy Bhavani Chinnar Hemavati Honnuhole Kabini Kollidam Kudamurutti Lakshmana Tirtha Noyyal Pambar Shimsha Vennar

Dams	Banasura Sagar Dam Kallanai Dam Krishna Raja Sagara Dam Mettur Dam Upper Anaicut Lower Anaicut

Features	Bay of Bengal Deccan plateau Hogenakal Falls Shivanasamudra Falls Western Ghats

Cities and towns	Bhagamandala Bhavani Chidambaram Erode Karaikal Karur Kodumudi Kodagu Kudavasal Kumbakonam Kushalanagara Mannargudi Mandya Mayiladuthurai Mettur Mysore Nagapattinam Nannilam Papanasam Puhar Peralam Sakleshpur Sikkal Sirkali Srirangam Srirangapatna Swamimalai Talakad Talakaveri Thanjavur Tharangambadi Tirunallar Thiruvaiyaru Thiruvarur Thiruveezhimizhalai Tiruchirapalli Vaitheeswarankoil

Riparian states and territories	Karnataka Kerala Puducherry Tamil Nadu

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