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[[File:Vennaaru River2.jpg|thumb|Vennaaru River]]
The '''Vennar River''' or '''Vennaaru''' is a river and [[distributary]] of the [[Kaveri River]] in the Kaveri delta. It flows through the [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], [[Tiruvarur district|Tiruvarur]], and [[Nagapattinam district]]s of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].

==Course==
The river begins at the [[Grand Anaicut]] at the eastern end of [[Srirangam Island]], where it branches off from the Kaveri. After diverging from the Kaveri, the Vennar flows east. Northwest of [[Thennankudi]], at the Thenperambur dam, the Vennar splits into a northern and southern branch. The northern branch becomes the [[Vettar River]], while the southern branch continues east as the Vennar. The river flows to the north of [[Thanjavur]] and [[Ammapettai, Thanjavur|Ammapettai]] before turning to the southeast towards [[Needamangalam]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Thanjavur District Census Handbook|url=https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/3319_PART_B_DCHB_THANJAVUR.pdf|publisher=www.censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref> Northwest of Needamangalam, there is another dam across the river, and the river splits again, into three branches. The [[Pamaniyar River|Pamaniyar]] and [[Koraiyar River (Tiruvarur district)|Koraiyar River]]s begin as the two southern branches created by this divergence, while the Vennar continues through the northern branch.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tiruvarur District Census Handbook|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3318_PART_A_DCHB_THIRUVARUR.pdf|publisher=www.censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>

After this divergence, the Vennar continues flowing southeast, and splits once again south of [[Koradacheri]], with one branch initially flowing steadily southeast and later more to the south, while the other branch initially flows more steeply southeast and later flows steadily east. Both branches eventually rejoin in Nagapattinam district. After the convergence, the Vennar flows east again, before turning to the northeast and emptying into the [[Bay of Bengal]] south of [[Velankanni]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nagapattinam District Census Handbook|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/33/3317_PART_A_DCHB_NAGAPATTINAM.pdf|publisher=www.censusindia.gov.in|date=2011|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>

==History and Etymology==
The name Vennaaru originates from the two words 'venmai' and 'aaru', which respectively mean white and river in [[Tamil language|Tamil]].The etymology of Vennaaru represents venmai (white) + aaru (river) in [[Tamil language|Tamil]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Bhāratīya Sthalanāma Patrikā, Volume 12|publisher=Place Names Society of India by Geetha Book House|year=1991|page=92}}</ref> Like other rivers in the Kaveri delta, the Vennar was important for transportation during the [[Chola]] period. One branch of the river was dug out and expanded by the Chola King [[Parantaka I]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Development of Irrigation in India,Issue 76 of Publication (India. Central Board of Irrigation and Power)|publisher=Central Board of Irrigation and Power|year=1965|page=63}}</ref>

==Gallery==
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File:Vennaaru River1.jpg|Vennaaru River
File:Paddy Fields around Vennaaru River.jpg|Paddy Fields around Vennaaru River
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==References==
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{{Kaveri River}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Tributaries of the Kaveri River]]
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