Palayakayal estuary
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Name of the river
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Thamiraparani
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Place
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Palayakayal
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District
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Thoothukudi
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State
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Tamil Nadu
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Important land marks
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Palayakayal
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Average Depth
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2 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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29.5
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Nature of the substratum
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Muddy
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pH
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-
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Salinity
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30.5 ppt
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Dissolved oxygen
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4.85 ml/l
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Commercially important Fin fishes
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Crassostrea madrasensis
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Image
River Basin Map
Physico-chemical parameters
Physico-chemical characteristic of Pazhayakayal estuary from July 2009 – June 2010