Periyar River
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The Periyar is one of the major rivers of the State of Kerala in India. It is the longest river in Kerala, with a length of 225 km (140 miles).
It originates in the Western Ghats range near the border with Tamil Nadu state. It flows north through Periyar National Park into Periyar Lake, an artificial reservoir created in 1895 by the construction of a dam across the river. The lake has an area of 55 km². Water is diverted from the lake into the Vaigai River of Tamil Nadu via a tunnel through the Western Ghats. From the lake the river flows northwest to empty into Vembanad Lake on the Arabian Sea coast. Its largest tributaries are the Muthirapuzha, Mullayar, Cheruthoni, Perinjankutti and Edamala.
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