The following is a list of the westward-flowing rivers of Kerala state in southern India, in order of length, and their tributaries. These rivers all originate in the Western Ghats range and flow westward into the Kerala Backwaters or into the Arabian Sea. Length in kilometers is in parentheses. ... The Western Ghats or Sahyadri mountains run along the western edge of Indias Deccan Plateau, and separate the plateau from a narrow coastal plain along the Arabian Sea. ... Map of Backwaters The Kerala Backwaters are a chain of brackish lagoons and lakes lying parallel to the Arabian Sea coast (known as the Malabar Coast) of Kerala state in southern India. ... Map of the Arabian Sea. ...
Three rivers, the Kabani, Bhavani, and Pambar, rise in Kerala and flow eastwards into Tamil Nadu state. The Bhavani is a river of southern India, a tributary of the Kaveri. ... Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
Periyar is one of the major river in Kerala. ... The Meenachil River is the only river that flows through the heart of the Kottayam district of Kerala state, India. ...
Kerala is a land abundant in water resources which include rivers, lakes, backwaters, big and small ponds etc...
All these rivers begin as small stream or rivulets and in its course of running is joined by other big and small streams to finally flow together as a single large rivers.
Unlike the rivers of north India, which arise from the Himalayas and are both rain-fed and snow-fed, rivers of the south cannot be treated as a perennial source of water supply.
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