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Parambikulam River, one of four tributaries of the Chalakkudi River,[1] originates in the Coimbatore district 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 Hills of Palakkad district in Kerala. It flows West and turns South West and drains to the Parambikulam river at Orukumbankutty.[2]

The Parambikulam Dam 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.[3]


Notes


  1. "About the Rivers of Kerala". Retrieved 2 November 2006.
  2. "Chalakkudy River Basin - an overview" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2006.
  3. "Indian Dams". diehardindian.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2006.



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