Moyar River

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The Moyar River is a significant river in southern India that flows through the Western Ghats, forming part of the boundary between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and supporting rich forest and wildlife habitats.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Moyar River canonical 5
Moyar 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
alsoKnownAs Moyar
linked to: Moyar River
associatedProtectedArea Bandipur National Park
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
basinCountry India
country India
drainageBasin Cauvery basin
linked to: Cauvery River basin
ecoregion dry deciduous forest
tropical moist deciduous forest
environmentalSignificance elephant corridor
wildlife corridor
flowsDirection generally eastward
flowsThrough Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
formsBorderBetween Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
formsPartOf Karnataka–Tamil Nadu interstate boundary
habitatFor Asian elephant
Bengal tiger
Indian leopard
dhole
gaur
hasValley Moyar Gorge
knownFor biodiversity
locatedIn Southern India
linked to: South India

Western Ghats
mouthLocation Bhavani River
nearSettlement Moyar village
partOf Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve region
passesNear Bandipur National Park
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
region Nilgiris region
linked to: Nilgiri Hills
riverSystem Cauvery River
linked to: Kaveri
sourceLocation Western Ghats
sourceRegion Nilgiri Hills
supports rich forest habitats
wildlife habitats
tributaryOf Bhavani River
usedFor hydropower generation
irrigation

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nilgiri Hills majorRiverSource Moyar River
Moyar River alsoKnownAs Moyar
linked to: Moyar River
Mudumalai National Park river Moyar River
Bandipur National Park river Moyar River