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{{Short description|River in Kerala, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}}
{{Infobox river
| name              = Korapuzha
| image             = 
| image_caption     = 
| source1_location  = Arikkankunni 
| mouth_location    = [[Arabian Sea]]
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = India
| length_km = 40
| source1_elevation = {{convert|610|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg    = 
| basin_size_km2 = 624
}}
[[File:Elatur.Korappuzha.jpg|thumbnail|Korappuzha Road Bridge]]
[[File:Elattur.Korappuzha.jpg|thumbnail|Korappuzha Railway Bridge]]
'''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.

==Korappuzha bridge==

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. 

<ref name=":0">{{cite web
|url=http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/documents/rivers.htm
|title=Rivers of Western Ghats - The Korapuzha
|access-date=9 December 2006
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625023704/http://ces.iisc.ernet.in/biodiversity/documents/rivers.htm
|archive-date=25 June 2018
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==History==
The river for some times formed the northern border of the [[Zamorin]]'s kingdom. The Korapuzha is generally considered as the ''[[Cordon sanitaire (international relations)|cordon sanitaire]]'' between the [[North Malabar]] and [[South Malabar]] in the erstwhile [[Malabar District]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Eric J. |author-link=Eric J. Miller |title=India's Villages |publisher=Media Promoters & Publishers |year=1955 |editor-last=Srinivas |editor-first=M. N. |editor-link=M. N. Srinivas |location=Bombay |chapter=Village Structure in North Kerala}}</ref> Until the 20th century the [[Nambiar (Nair subcaste)|Nair]] women of [[North Malabar]] crossing the Korapuzha and going [[South Malabar]] or marrying a person from [[South Malabar]] was considered a [[taboo]] and those who violated faced ''Bhrasht'' (Ostracism) and forfeiture of [[caste]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite book |last=British Indian Government of Madras |url=http://archive.org/details/MalabarMarriageCommissionReport |title=Malabar Marriage Commission Report |date=1891}}</ref> The prohibition in North Malabar and South Malabar began with the rivalry between the [[Kolathunadu|Kolothunad rulers of North Malabar]] and the [[Zamorin|Zamorin of South Malabar]].<ref name=":02" /> At the same time, the [[Kolathunadu|Kolothunad dynasty]] maintained good relations with the [[Travancore]]-[[Venad (kingdom)|Venad]] Kingdom and the [[Tulu Nadu|Tulu]] Kingdom.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":02" />  [[Travancore royal family]] is a close cousin dynasty of the [[Kolathiri|Kolathiris]] of [[North Malabar|North Korapuzha]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Induchudan |first=V. T. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vns9AAAAIAAJ |title=The Golden Tower: A Historical Study of the Tirukkulasekharapuram and Other Temples |date=1971 |publisher=Cochin Devaswom Board |pages=164 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=de Lannoy |first=Mark |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKjZAAAAMAAJ |title=The Kulasekhara Perumals of Travancore: History and State Formation in Travancore from 1671 to 1758 |date=1997 |publisher=Leiden University |isbn=978-90-73782-92-1 |pages=20 |language=en}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
*{{cite web | title=Infobox facts | work=All Kerala River Protection Council| url= http://puzhakal0.tripod.com/river.html | access-date=26 January 2006}}
*''Malabar Manual in two volumes'' by William Logan, first published in 1887, reprinted by Asian Educational Services in 1951.
*''Nayars of Malabar Vol III'' by F. Fawcett, first published in 1901.

{{North Malabar}}
{{Places of interest in North Malabar}}
{{Kozhikode district}}
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{{Waters of Kerala}}

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[[Category:Rivers of Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Vatakara area]]