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{{Infobox river
| name = Kadalundi <br>കടലുണ്ടി നദി
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| source1 = Cherakomban Mala
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[[File:Kadalundi River.jpg|thumb|300px|Kadalundi river empties to Arabian Sea]]
[[File:Kadalundi Kadavu.jpg|thumb|300px|'''Kadalundi Kadavu''' Bridge over Kadalundi River]]

'''Kadalundi River''' ('''Kadalundipuzha''') is one of the four most important rivers flowing through [[Malappuram district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Kerala]]. The other three are the [[Chaliyar]], the [[Bharathappuzha]] and the [[Tirur River]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malappuram.net/html/history.htm|title=Malappuram District Rivers|publisher=Malappuram.net|accessdate=13 October 2006}}</ref> This rain-fed river is {{convert|130|km|mi}} long and is one of the most important rivers in the district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kerala.gov.in/knowkerala/generalfeatures.htm|title=Kerala Government - General Features|publisher=Official Website of Kerala Government|accessdate=13 October 2006|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061102072030/http://www.kerala.gov.in/knowkerala/generalfeatures.htm|archivedate=2 November 2006}}</ref> It is formed by the confluence of the [[Olipuzha River]] and the [[Veliyar River]]. The Kadalundi originates from the [[Western Ghats]] at the western border of the [[Silent Valley National Park|Silent Valley]] and flows through the district of [[Malappuram district|Malappuram]]. It has two main tributaries namely Olipuzha and Veliyar. The Kadalundi River drains an area of 1274 km² and has a length of 120 km.<ref name="NIC">[http://malappuram.nic.in/gw.html NIC Malappuram website]</ref> The [[Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary]] spreads over a cluster of islands where the Kadalundipuzha River flows into the [[Arabian Sea]]. There are over a hundred species of native birds and around 60 species of migratory birds that come here in large numbers annually.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.keralaeverything.com/wil.htm|title=Wild Life Tourism in Kerala|publisher=keralaeverything.com|accessdate=13 October 2006}}</ref>

{{wide image|Kadalundi Kadavu Bridge.jpg|1600px|Panoramic View of Kadalundi River}}

==See also==
* [[Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Kadalundi River}}

*{{cite web |title=About the Rivers of Kerala |work=All Kerala River Protection Council |url= http://puzhakal0.tripod.com/river.html |accessdate=10 September 2009}}

{{Waters of Kerala}}

[[Category:Rivers of Malappuram district]]

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