ENVIS Centre, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India
Printed Date: Monday, October 7, 2024
Edaiyur-Sadras Estuarine Complex
Edaiyur – Sadras estuary
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Name of the River
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Palar
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Place
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Sadras
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District
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Villupuram
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State
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Tamil Nadu
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Latitude
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12° 33’N
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Longitude
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80° 10’E
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Tidal amplitude
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1.2 to 1.5 m
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Average depth
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2.1 m
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Type of the Estuary
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Bar-built
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Water temperature
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32° C
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Nature of the Substratum
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Hard-Muddy
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Salinity
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35.5–42.9 ppt
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Dissolved oxygen
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4.24 ml/l
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Predominat benthic fauna
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Predominat Phytoplankton
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Trichodesmium sp.
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Industrial effluent discharges
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Commercially important shellfishes
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Green mussels, oysters, brown mussels
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Predominat flora
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Algae
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Image
Map
River Basin Map
Physico-chemical entities
Hydrographic and chemical characteristics at Ediyur backwaters (seasonal averages)
Hydrographic and chemical characteristics of Sadras backwaters (seasonal averages)
References
Nair, K.V.K. and S. Ganapathy, 1983. Baseline ecology of Edaiyur – Sadras estuarine system at Kalpakkam. Part I – General hydrographic and chemical feature. Mahasagar, 16(2): 143–151.