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
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.