Arasalar River

Arsalar River
Physical characteristics
MouthBay of Bengal
 • location
Karaikal, Puducherry, India
 • coordinates
10°54′41″N 79°51′05″E / 10.9114757°N 79.8514693°E / 10.9114757; 79.8514693
Length24 kilometres (15 mi)

The Arasalar is a river that flows through Tamil Nadu and Pudducherry, and a distributary of Kaveri river which splits into 5 different rivers when it enters into Thanjavur district from Trichy. It separates from river Kaveri in the place near Pullambadi where the Kaveri is stopped by Lower Anaicut and from Thiruvaiyaru. The river is one of the seven rivers that run in the Karaikal region of Puducherry.