Kerala River Map

Kerala has 44 rivers, almost all of which originate in the Western Ghats. Because of the state's narrow east-to-west terrain, most rivers are short and fast-flowing, draining westward into the Arabian Sea; only three rivers (Bhavani, Kabani, and Pambar) flow eastward into neighbouring Tamil Nadu. The Periyar, at 244 km, is the longest river in Kerala, followed by the Bharathapuzha at 209 km.

Table showing the list of the westward and eastwards-flowing rivers of Kerala state in southern India.

Sl. No.	Name of River	Length of River (km)	No. of Sub basins	No. of Micro Watersheds	Area in km2
West Flowing Rivers
1	Achenkovil	128	47	87	1340.4
2	Anjarakandi	48	40	83	423.763
3	Ayroor	17	6	10	124.288
4	Bharathapuzha	209	50	290	3852.04
5	Chalakudi	130	57	140	1118.32
6	Chaliyar	169	80	382	2539.82
7	Chandragiri	105	50	150	615.353
8	Chittari	25	15	30	101.319
9	Ithikkara	56	25	53	659.716
10	Kadalundi	130	52	148	1264.01
11	Kallada	121	51	114	1615.56
12	Kallayi	22	9	11	87.5233
13	Kanjiramukku	29	20	37	353.741
14	Karamana	68	31	60	689.593
15	Karingode	64	44	108	442.019
16	Karuvannur	48	39	89	956.945
17	Kavvayi	31	15	36	164.758
18	Keecheri	51	51	79	769.787
19	Korapuzha	46	29	63	657.596
20	Kuppam	82	51	104	440.06
21	Kuttiyadi	74	47	104	665.83
22	Mahe	54	35	81	421.045
23	Mamom	27	6	6	57.1075
24	Manimala	90	58	99	1063.16
25	Manjeswaram	16	8	14	49.8757
26	Meenachil	78	47	114	1208.11
27	Mogral	34	18	27	119.997
28	Muvattupuzha	121	103	202	2675.08
29	Neyyar	56	25	41	499.996
30	Nileswaram	46	21	56	204.38
31	Pallikkal Thode	42	14	22	326.64
32	Pamba	176	73	158	2082.8
33	Periyar	244	183	448	5029.03
34	Peruvamba	51	35	82	298.148
35	Ramapuram	19	14	20	57.5121
36	Shiriya	67	22	67	367.386
37	Thalassery	28	18	32	157.591
38	Tirur	48	20	29	203.144
39	Uppala	50	17	26	99.7847
40	Valapattanam	110	92	262	1341.27
41	Vamanapuram	88	30	52	766.9
East Flowing Rivers
1	Bhavani	135	36	97	603.266
2	Kabani	240	42	290	1934.5
3	Pambar	31	24	49	381.576
Total		3054	1750	4452	38831

Source: Irrigation.kerala.gov.in



Last Updated on : June 29, 2026