Meenachil river
| Meenachil River | |
|---|---|
Meenachil River, view from Erattupetta | |
| Location | |
| Country | India |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Western Ghats |
| - elevation | 1,156 m (3,793 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Vembanad Lake |
| Length | 78 km (48 mi) |
The Meenachil river (Malayalam: മീനച്ചിലാർ) is a river in the Indian state of Kerala. It is 78 km (48 mi) long and flows into Vembanad Lake at Kumarakom. The river was mentioned in Arundhati Roy's Booker Prize-winning novel, The God of Small Things.