Silent Valley National Park
About-
- Second largest national park in Kerala.
- Silent Valley is located in the South-western corner of Nilgiris.
- perennial river named Kunthipuzha is passing through the western side of the park, from north to south direction finally merging in to Bharathapuzha. Main tributaries of this river are Kunthancholapuzha, Karingathodu, Madrimaranthode, Valiaparathodu and Kummathanthode. All major tributaries of Kunthipuzha originate on the upper slopes of the eastern side of the Valley. The streams from the western slopes are dry in summer.
The Bhavani River is a tributary of the Cauvery, one of the largest rivers in India. The river originates in Nilgiris, draining the south slope of the Nilgiri Hills. After flowing for a few kilometers southward it enters Kerala through a deep gorge and continues south for another 20 km, between two high, forested ridges till Mukkali. At Mukkali, Bhavani takes an abrupt 120° turn towards the northeast and flows for another 25 km through Attappady plateau and for 7 km. along the inter-State border.
- Both the south west monsoon and the north eastern monsoon cause rains in this area.
