Parambikulam River, one of four
tributaries of the
Chalakkudi River
Chalakudy River or Chalakudy Puzha is the fifth longest river in Kerala, India. The river flows through Thrissur district, Palakkad district and Ernakulam district of Kerala. The total drainage area of the river is 1704 km2. Out of this, ...
, originates in the
Coimbatore district
Coimbatore district is one of the 38 districts in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. Coimbatore is the administrative headquarters of the district. It is one of the most industrialized districts and a major textile, industrial, commercial, educ ...
of
Tamil Nadu,
India.It flows parallel to and North of
Sholayar River and joins
Kuriarkutty.
Sholayar river flows for 44.8 km and turns North and joins Parambikulam River 1.6 km before Orukumbankutty. Karapara River originates from
Nelliyampathy
Nelliyampathy (also spelled as Nelliampathi) is a hill station, located from Palakkad, state of Kerala, India.''
Geography
* Nelliampathy is surrounded by tea and coffee plantations.
* The village has its own gram panchayat and forms a par ...
Hills of
Palakkad district in
Kerala. It flows West and turns South West and drains to the Parambikulam river at Orukumbankutty.
The
Parambikulam Dam
Parambikulam Dam is an embankment dam on the Parambikulam River,
Parambikulam located in the Palakkad district in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten embankment dams in the world in volume in ...
has been constructed across the river at
Anamalai, located in the
Western Ghats of
Kerala. This dam ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten dams in the world for volume capacity.
Notes
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Rivers of Tamil Nadu
Rivers of Palakkad district
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