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] Courtallam, the Spa of the south, is situated at an elevation of about 167 m on the Western Ghats in Tirunelveli District of Tamil Nadu, India. ... Tirunelveli District Tirunelveli District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ... South India is a geographic and linguistic-cultural region of India. ...

Irrigation

The Chittar runs for about 80 kms before it meets with its first tributary which has an anicut and irrigates about 293.40 hectares of land. One of its next tributaries has a reservoir provided by an anicut, feeding 141.64 hectares. The next tributary has seven anicuts and a reservoir and irrigate 465.39 hectares of land altogether. This pattern as each tributary and other contributing rivers has anicuts and resevoirs that provide irrigation for the adjacent land.^[2] Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ... ... Scrivener Dam, in Canberra, Australia, was engineered to withstand a once-in-5000-years flood event A dam is a barrier across flowing water that obstructs, directs or retards the flow, often creating a reservoir, lake or impoundment. ...

The Chittar River itself has 17 anicuts irrigating 8,903.27 hectares of land. It eventually joins with Thamirabarani river. The river Tambaraparani (Now people call Tambaraparani as Thamirabarani) originates on the eastern slopes of Western Ghats in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. ...

Notes

1. ^ Rivers. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.
2. ^ Rivers. Retrieved on 2006-09-24.