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Ponnaiyar
| River Name | Ponnaiyar Also known as Dakshina Pinakini in Kannada and Thenpennai or Ponnaiyar in Tamil |
|---|---|
| Flow Consistency | Intermittent |
| Origin of Ponnaiyar | |
| Origin | Nandi Hills |
| Origin Location | Chikkaballapura, Karnataka |
| Origin Elevation | 1276 mtrs |
| Origin Coordinates | |
| Mouth of Ponnaiyar | |
| Mouth | Bay of Bengal |
| Mouth Location | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu |
| Mouth Coordinates | 11 21'40"N 79 19'46" |
| Ponnaiyar Flows Through | |
| Major Cities/Districts | Kolar, Hoskote, Kadugodi, Whitefield, Bagalur, Hosur, Krishnagiri, Chengam, Thanipaddy, Tiruvannamalai, Manalurpet, Tirukkovilur and Cuddalore |
| States | Karnataka, Tamil Nadu |
| Countries | India |
| Basin of Ponnaiyar | |
| Flow Direction | West to East |
| Length | 500 km |
| Basin area | 3,690 km2 |
| Tributaries of Ponnaiyar | |
| Left Tributaries | |
| Right Tributaries | Pambar |
| Infrastructure on Ponnaiyar | |
| Dams and Reservoirs | Kelavarapalli Dam and Krishnagiri Dam |
