{{Infobox river | name = Valukkai Aru | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | map_alt = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= | pushpin_map_alt = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = Sri Lanka | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Northern Province | subdivision_type3 = District | subdivision_name3 = Jaffna District | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length_km = 16 | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = | source1_location = Jaffna District | source1_coordinates= | source1_elevation = | mouth = Jaffna Lagoon | mouth_location = Jaffna District | mouth_coordinates = | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = | basin_landmarks = | basin_population = | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | waterbodies = | waterfalls = | bridges = | ports = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }}
The '''Valukkai Aru''' is a seasonal river in Northern Province, Sri Lanka.<ref>{{cite news|last=Fernando|first=Srimal|title=Manipay: The Paradise of Jaffna|url=http://print2.dailymirror.lk/life/132-life/1979.html?format=html&Itemid=511&option=com_content&view=article&catid=132:life&id=1979&layout=default&month=12&year=2009|newspaper=Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)|date=25 January 2010|archive-date=14 December 2013|access-date=15 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214141559/http://print2.dailymirror.lk/life/132-life/1979.html?format=html&Itemid=511&option=com_content&view=article&catid=132:life&id=1979&layout=default&month=12&year=2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The only river on the Jaffna Peninsula, it rises near Tellippalai, before flowing south-west through Kandarodai, Sandilipay and Vaddukoddai. The river empties into Jaffna Lagoon near Araly.<ref>{{cite news|last=Yatawara|first=Dhaneshi|title=In the Peninsula|url=https://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2008/12/07/fea05.asp|newspaper=Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka)|date=7 December 2008}}</ref>
== See also == * List of rivers of Sri Lanka
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{{Inland waters of Sri Lanka}} {{NorthernLK-geo-stub}} {{SriLanka-river-stub}} {{Coord missing|Sri Lanka}} Category:Bodies of water of Jaffna District Category:Rivers of Sri Lanka