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The Amaravati River is the longest tributary of Kaveri River. This river flows through the districts of Karur and Tirupur in Tamil Nadu state. The 282-kilometre (175 mi) long Amaravati River begins at the Kerala/Tamil Nadu border at the bottom of Manjampatti Valley. This river irrigates over 60,000 acres (240 km2) of agricultural lands in Tiruppur and Karur districts. The Amaravathi Dam has 4 Megawatts of electricity generating capacity installed.

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  • Amaravathy River Kadathur

    The view of Amaravathy River near the Arjuneswarar Temple in Kadathur

  • Dry-Amaravathi-at-Karur

    The wide Amaravathi River bed at Karur

  • Defunct-Amaravathi-Toll-Plaza-Karur

    Toll plaza near Karur on NH7

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Amaravati para niños

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