Uppala River flows through the states of Karnataka and Kerala.[1] Uppala River is 50 km long, making it the 26th longest river in Kerala.[1][2] It originates from the Veerakamba hills in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka at an elevation of 150 metres above sea level, flows primarily in a westward direction, and empties into the Arabian sea in the backwaters near the town of Uppala located about 22 km north of Kasaragod town in Kerala. The river has a catchment area of 250 km2 of which 174 km2 is in Karnataka state.[1]

Course

The Uppala River originates from the Kalanjimale Reserve forests part of the Veerkambha Hills of the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. Initially it flows through some hilly towns in Karnataka namely, Vitla, Pallike and Pudhottu.[3] Then the river enters into Kerala and flows through the towns of Aithakumer, Miyapadavu, Meenja, Bekoor, Mulinja, Majibail, Uppala, Poyya, Manjeshwar, Bangramanjeshwar and empties into the Arabian Sea at Hosabettu village near Uppala.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Distribution of Freshwater Fishes in the Uppala River, Kasargod District, Kerala". The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 96: 334–335. 1999.
  2. ^ "District Census Handbook - Kasaragod District 2011" (PDF). Directorate of Census Operations-Kerala. 2011-10-01. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. ^ Nair, Adoor K. K. Ramachandran (1986). Kerala State Gazetteer. State Editor, Kerala Gazetteers.
  4. ^ The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. Bombay Natural History Society. 1999.
  5. ^ Jayappa, K. S.; Narayana, A. C. (2009-01-31). Coastal Environments: Problems and Perspectives. I. K. International Pvt Ltd. ISBN 978-93-80026-28-2.

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