KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / LAKES OF KERALA /
NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
KERALA PSC / KERALA GEOGRAPHY / LAKES OF KERALA /
NOTES / OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS / STUDY MATERIALS / GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
VEMBANADU LAKE
·
Vembanad
lake is the longest lake in India, and the largest lake in the state of Kerala.
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The
Vembanad Lake is approximately 14 kilometers wide at its widest point.
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The
lake is fed by 10 rivers flowing into it including the six major rivers of
central Kerala namely the Achenkovil, Manimala, Meenachil, Muvattupuzha, Pamba
and Periyar.
·
The
lake surrounds the islands of Pathiramanal, Perumbalam and Pallippuram.
·
The
Vembanad Wetland system was included in the list of wetlands of international
importance, as defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and
sustainable utilization of wetlands in 2002. It is the largest of the three
Ramsar Sites in the state of Kerala.
·
The
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary is located on the northern fringes of Kumarakom
village.
·
A
unique characteristic of the lake is the location of the 1252-meter-long
Thanneermukkom salt water barrier. The
Thanneermukkom salt water barrier was constructed as a part of the Kuttanad
Development Scheme to prevent tidal action and intrusion of salt water into the
Kuttanad lowland.
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The
Vembanad Wetland system has formed an intricate network of estuaries, lagoons
and canals which spans over 196 km in the northsouth and 29 km in the east-west
directions.
·
The
Kottappuram-Kollam segment of the West coast canal system has a major chunk
passing through the Vembanad Lake and spans a total of 209km. It has been
declared as a National Waterway.
·
On
July 27, 2002, twenty-nine people were killed when an overcrowded boat capsized
in the Vembanad Lake. The boat was carrying more people than twice its stated
capacity. The boat was a daily ferry service which connects Muhamma village on
the west coast to Kumarakom on the east. The crowd were going in for writing a
PSC test.
ASHTAMUDI LAKE
· Ashtamudi Lake (Ashtamudi Kayal) in the Kollam
District, is the second largest and deepest wetland ecosystem, Ashtamudi
Wetland was included in the list of wetlands of international importance, as
defined by the Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable
utilization of wetlands.
· The word meaning of Ashtamudi is “eight coned”, ashta
meaning ‘eight’ and mudi meaning ‘cone’. It has got its name due to the
topography of the lake which has several branches. This lake is considered to
be the gateway to the backwaters in Kerala.
· Munroe Island (Munroethuruth) is a cluster of eight
tiny islands in Ashtamudi Lake.
·
This
estuary is the deepest among all the estuaries of Kerala with a maximum depth
of 6.4m at the confluence zone.
·
The
lake is shaped like palm with eight prominent arms or channels which gives it the
name Ashtamudi. The arms of the lake meet at Neendakara near Kollam and
evacuates at the Arabian Sea.
·
Lake
is 16 meter in length.
SHASTHAMKOTTA LAKE
·
Shasthamkotta
Lake, (Kollam district) is the largest fresh water lake in Kerala.
·
The
purity of the lake water for drinking use is attributed to the presence of
large population of larva called cavaborus that consumes bacteria in the lake
water.
·
The
lake is a designated wetland of international importance under the Ramsar
Convention since November 2002
·
The
present area of the lake is 375 hectors.
VELLAYANI LAKE
·
Covering
an area of 7.5 sq km, this lake is the largest freshwater lake in
Thiruvananthapuram District.
·
One
of the three rain-fed freshwater lakes in Kerala.
·
A
unique feature found here is a road that passes through the lake for which a
bund has been built.
PARAVUR LAKE
·
Paravur
Lake is located in Paravur of Kollam district
·
It
has an area of only 6.62km2
·
It
is the end point of the Ithikkara River and part of the system of lakes and
canals that make up the Kerala Backwaters
·
It
has been connected to Edava Kayal and Ashtamudi Kayal as part of the
Trivandrum-Shornur Canal system since the late 19th century.
POOKOT LAKE
·
Pookot
Lake is a large naturally formed lake in the Wayanad district of Kerala. The
lake is surrounded on all sides with forest.
·
The
lake covers an area of approximately 8.5 hectares and has a depth of 6.5
meters.
·
A
tributary of Kabani river called Panamaram river originates from this lake.
·
Other
important backwaters are Veli, Kadhinamkulam, Anju thengu (Anjengo), Edava,
Nadayara, Kayamkulam, Kodungallur (Cranganore) and Chetuva
·
Nehru
Trophy boat race, one of Kerala’s most famous boat races is held each year on
the Punnamada backwaters of Alappuzha district.
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