Kayamkulam Kayal

Kayamkulam Kayal
  • Kayamkulam Lake
  • Kayamkulam Estuary
കായംകുളം കായൽ (Malayalam)
View of Kayamkulam lake
View of Kayamkulam lake
Location of Kayamkulam lake within Kerala
Location of Kayamkulam lake within Kerala
Kayamkulam Kayal
Coordinates9°10′N 76°28′E / 9.167°N 76.467°E / 9.167; 76.467
Primary inflowsAchankovil, Pamba through Canals
Basin countriesIndia
Max. length30.4 kilometres (18.9 mi)[1]
Max. width2.74 kilometres (1.70 mi)[2]
Surface area1,652.33 hectares (4,083.0 acres)[3]
Average depth1.77 metres (5 ft 10 in)
Max. depth2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in)
Surface elevationless than 1 metre (3.3 ft)
SettlementsKayamkulam

Kayamkulam Kayal, Kayamkulam Lake or Kayamkulam Estuary is a shallow brackish water lagoon stretching between Panmana and Karthikapally. It has an outlet to the Arabian sea at Kayamkulam barrage.[4] The Kayal used to be connected to the sea most of the time except during dry season when a bar like formation separates it from the sea.[5] Now the bar has been opened up permanently for construction of Kayamkulam Fishing Harbor.[6] Kayamkulam boat race is conducted in Kayamkulam Kayal.[7] Kayamkulam Kayal is the third largest back water or kayal in Kerala.

  1. ^ Shree Narain Dwivedi; V. S. Bhatt; Pradeep Chaturvedi (1989). Coastal Zone Management in India. Indian Association for the Advancement of Science.
  2. ^ University of Cochin. Dept. of Marine Sciences, University of Cochin. Dept. of Marine Biology and Oceanography (1971). Bulletin of the Department of Marine Sciences. 5–7. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ^ Thomson, K T (February 2003). "Economic and Social Management of Estuarine Biodiversity in the West Coast of India". Cochin University of Science and Technology, Cochin.
  4. ^ "Alappuzha Rivers & Lakes". Collectorate, Alappuzha District, Kerala State, India. Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
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