Gadananathi River

Gadananathi River
River
Gadana nadi or Karunai river dam
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli

Tributaries
- left	Kallar, Karunaiyar, Veeranathi, Jambunathi
- right	Ramanathi Rivers
Cities	Tirunelveli, Ambasamudram


Source	Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve,Pothigai hills
Mouth
- location	Tiruppudaimaruthur

Length	43 km (27 mi)

Gadananathi (கடனாநதி)also can be called as Karunai aaru or Gadananadhi or Gatananadhi or Kadananathi or Kadananadhi is a river flowing in the Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Gadananathi originates from Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. The towns Ambasamudram and Kallidaikurichi are located respectively on the left and right banks of Thamiraparani, after which the river meets the tributary Gadananathi River at Tiruppudaimaruthur.^[1] Before the Gadananathi's entry into the Thamirabarani, the Gadananathi is joined by the rivers Kallar, Karunaiyar and Veeranathi or Varahanathi which joins the river Gadananathi about 1.5 kilometres (0.9 mi) north-east of Kizha Ambur. The Gadananathi is fed by the Jambunathi and Ramanathi Rivers. The Gadananadhi has 6 anicuts and a reservoir of 9,970,000 cubic metres (8,080 acre·ft), and irrigates 38.87 square kilometres (15.01 sq mi) of wetlands.The anaicuts are Arasapattu anaicut, Alwarkurichi Thenkal anaicut, Manjapalli anaicut, Kakkavallur anaicut and Kangeyan anaicut. Gadananathi joins Tamariraparani at Tiruppudaimaruthur.Length of the river is 43 kilometres (27 mi).This river flows on many villages like Sambankulam, Sivasailam, Karuthapillaiyur, Poovankurichi, Kizha Ambur.

Ducks swimming in Kadana river in Poovankurichi

Mani mandapam on the bank of River Gadananathi

Gadananathi Dam

Gadana Nathi Reservoir is located at the foot of the western Ghats in Sivasailm village near Alwarkurichi which is one of the important tourist places of Tirunelveli district. Nowadays many tourists visit the dam and park. During the Courtallam season and Sabarimalai season more number of tourists visit this place.

References

↑ http://tirunelveli.nic.in/rivers.html

Tirunelveli district

District Headquarters	Tirunelveli

Country	India

State	Tamil Nadu

Region	Pandiya Nadu

Divisions	Cheranmahadevi Tenkasi Tirunelveli

Taluks	Alangulam Ambasamudram Kadayanalllur Nanguneri Palayamkottai Radhapuram Sankarankoil Shenkottai Sivagiri Tenkasi Tirunelveli Veerakeralamputhur

Revenue blocks	Alangulam Ambasamudram Cheranmahadevi Kadayanallur Kadayam Kalakadu Keelapavoor Kuruvikulam Manoor Melaneelithanallur Nanguneri Palayamkottai Pappakudi block Radhapuram block Sankarankoil Shenkottai Tenkasi Valliyoor Vasudevanallur

Municipalities	Ambasamudram Kadayanallur Puliyankudi Sankarankoil Shenkottai Tenkasi Vikramasingapuram

Town Panchayats	Courtalam Manimutharu Sankarnagar Vadakkuvalliyur Alangulam Cheranmadevi Kalakkad Kalladaikurichi Keezhapavur Mukkudal Naranammalpuram Panagudi Sivagiri Surandai Thisayanvilai Veeravanallur Achampudur Alwarkurichi Aygudi Eruvadi Gopalasamudram Ilanji Melacheval Melagaram Moolakaraipatti Nanguneri Pathamadai Pudur Rayagiri Sambavar Vadagarai Vadakarai Keezhpadugai Vasudevanallur Panboli Sundarapandiapuram Thirukarungudi Thiruvenkatam

Rivers	Koraiyar Tamiraparani Pachaiyar Chittar Aluthakanniar Aintharuviar Jambunathi Ramanathi Gadananathi Hanumannathi Karuppanathi Gundar Mottaiyar Manimuthar Nambiyar Karunaiyar Vedamaliyaru Kottamalaiyaru Kothaiyaru Rajasingiyaru Mundhal Odai

History	Early Cholas Kalabhras Medieval Cholas Later Cholas Later Pandyas Vijayanagar Empire British Raj

Places of interest	Nellaiappar Temple Courtallam Koothankulam Bird Sanctuary

Universities	Manonmaniam Sundaranar University

Cities and towns People Villages

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Gadananathi River

Gadananathi Dam

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