Palayakayal estuary
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


Monthly variations of total heterotrophic bacteria (THB) load (10-7 cfu ml-1) in water in Pazhayakayal estuary from July 2009 – June 2010

Reference
Rani, J., Anita Kannagi and V. Shanthi, 2012. Correlation of total heterotrophic load in relation with hydrographical features of Pazhayakayal estuary, Tuticorin, India. J. Environ. Biol., 33L 769–773.