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{{Infobox river<br />
| name = Korapuzha<br />
| image = <br />
| image_caption = <br />
| source1_location = Arikkankunni <br />
| mouth_location = [[Arabian Sea]]<br />
| subdivision_type1 = Country<br />
| subdivision_name1 = India<br />
| length = {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}}<br />
| source1_elevation = {{convert|610|m|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
| discharge1_avg = <br />
| basin_size = {{convert|624|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Elatur.Korappuzha.jpg|thumbnail|Korappuzha Road Bridge]]<br />
[[File:Elattur.Korappuzha.jpg|thumbnail|Korappuzha Railway Bridge]]<br />
'''Korapuzha''', also known as '''Elathur River,''' is a short river of {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}}, with a drainage area of {{convert|624|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, flowing through the [[Kozhikode district]] of [[Kerala]] state in India. It is formed by the confluence of two streams, [[Akalapuzha River|Akalapuzha]] and [[Punoor puzha]] which originate in the mountains of [[Wayanad]] district. The Korapuzha empties into the [[Arabian Sea]] at [[Elathur, Kozhikode|Elathur]]. The river and its main tributaries become tidal as they near the Arabian Sea. There is heavy boat traffic over the last {{convert|25|km|mi|abbr=on}} of its course. It forms part of the West Coast Inland Navigation System.<br />
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==Korappuzha Bridge==<br />
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This 480-metre bridge is the longest bridge in Kozhikode district. Completed in 1940, it has 13 spans. The surroundings are lush green and very photogenic. <br />
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<ref>{{cite web<br />
|url=http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/documents/rivers.htm<br />
|title=Rivers of Western Ghats - The Korapuzha<br />
|access-date=9 December 2006<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625023704/http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/documents/rivers.htm<br />
|archive-date=25 June 2018<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
}}</ref><br />
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The Korapuzha is generally considered as the ''[[Cordon sanitaire (international relations)|cordon sanitaire]]'' between the [[North Malabar]] and South [[Malabar (Northern Kerala)|Malabar]] in the erstwhile [[Malabar District]]. Until the 20th century the [[Nair]] women of North Malabar crossing the Korapuzha and going south or marrying a person from South Malabar was considered a [[taboo]] and those who violated faced ''Bhrasht'' (Ostracism) and forfeiture of [[caste]]. Similarly some difference can be seen in Thiyya community as well.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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==References==<br />
*{{cite web | title=Infobox facts | work=All Kerala River Protection Council| url= http://puzhakal0.tripod.com/river.html | access-date=26 January 2006}}<br />
*''Malabar Manual in two volumes'' by William Logan, first published in 1887, reprinted by Asian Educational Services in 1951.<br />
*''Nayars of Malabar Vol III'' by F. Fawcett, first published in 1901.<br />
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{{Places of interest in North Malabar}}<br />
{{Kozhikode district}}<br />
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[[Category:Rivers of Kozhikode district]]<br />
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