Pennaiyar River
| தென்பெண்ணை(பொன்னையார்) ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಪಿನಾಕಿನಿ (ಪೊನ್ನೈಯಾರು) South Pennar Thenpennai Pennaiyar Ponnaiyar |
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| River | |
| Country | India |
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| Tributaries | |
| - right | Pambar River |
| Cities | Kolar, Bangalore eastern suburbs, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Tiruvannamalai, Manalurpet, Tirukkovilur, Thiruvennainallur, Cuddalore |
| Source | Nandi Hills, Chikkaballapura, Karnataka |
| - location | Karnataka, India |
| - elevation | 1,276 m (4,186 ft) |
| Mouth | Cuddalore town |
| - location | Bay of Bengal, Tamil Nadu, India |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 11°21′40″N 79°19′46″E / 11.36111°N 79.32944°ECoordinates: 11°21′40″N 79°19′46″E / 11.36111°N 79.32944°E |
| Length | 500 km (311 mi) |
| Basin | 3,690 km2 (1,425 sq mi) |
The Ponnaiyar (South Pennar) is a river in southern India. It rises on the hill of Nandidurga in Chikkaballapura District of Karnataka state, flowing south and then east for 400 km through Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, emptying into the Bay of Bengal at Cuddalore. Tirukkovilur is the largest city in the path of Ponnaiyar River.
The South Pennar River is known as Dakshina Pinakini in Kannada and Thenpennai in Tamil. It is also referred as Ponnaiyar .
The river originates in the Nandi Hills in the Chikkaballapura district of Karnataka and flows through Tamil Nadu before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. It has a catchment area of 1,424 square miles (3,690 km2) located in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states. Kelavarapalli dam is built across this river near Hosur. The Krishnagiri dam and Sathanur Dam are also built across this river. Moongilthuraipattu Sugar Factory is situated on the bank of river.
The river is dry for the most part of the year. Water flows during the monsoon season when it is fed by the south-west monsoon in catchment area and the northeast monsoon in Tamil Nadu. However this water flow raises the water table throughout the river basin and feeds numerous reservoirs/tanks.
The old river Dakshina Pinakini does not exist anymore. Some of Bangalore's sewage enters this river via Varthur Lake and other channels.
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