Muvattupuzha
Basin area, km2
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1554
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Basin area in Kerala State, km2
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1554
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District of Kerala in which basin are located
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Eranakulam, Kottayam
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Origin of River
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Tharagamkanam Elevation. m : 1094
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Length of main stream, km
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121
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Main tributaries
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Kaliyar, Thodupuzha, Kothamangalam
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Average annual rainfall, mm
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3100
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Average annual streamflow, Mm3
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3560
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Important rainguage stations marked on the map(with code numbers)
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1. Cochin (1)
2. Piravam (2)
3. Thodupuzha (3)
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Important discharge stations marked on the map (with code numbers)
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1. Bridge (2)
2. Malankara (1)
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Water requirement for wetland for three crops, Mm3
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1716
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Water requirement for gardenland , Mm3
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425
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Water requirement for domestic use (2021 AD), Mm3
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227
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Water requirement for industrial use (2021 AD), Mm3
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400
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Major/medium irrigation projects under construction
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Malankara
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Navigable length of river, km
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25.6
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(Note: Muvattupuzha is a municipality in Ernakulam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The name is made up of three Malayalam words: 'Moonu', which stands for 'three', 'aaru' - small river, and 'puzha', which also means river. 'Aaru' is a word that is usually used for rivers in the southern half of Kerala, while the term 'puzha' is used in the northern parts. The three rivers in this case are the Kothamangalam river or Kothayaar, Kaliyar and Thodupuzhayaar, which merge to form a single river. Thus it is called centre point of confluence of three rivers or Thriveni Sangamam in Malayalam. It is situated on midland regions with planes and hills scattered all around especially on the Southern and Eastern side. Essentially, this region from Thodupuzha, Muvattupuzha, Kothamangalam were called "Keezhmalanad" [4] of erstwhile Vadakkumkoor Kingdom indicating this as the midlands with Fertile soils deposited by the Thodupuzha river and Muvattupuzha river over a period of time due to floodings of the banks. The old Muvattupuzha bridge built over the Muvattupuzha river was the first concrete bridge in Asia. It was completed in 1914. This serves as the connection between Nehru Park and Kacherithazham. The town consists of two regions separated by the Muvattupuzha bridge.. Pineapple and Rubber plantations are the common agrarian efforts. Match box industries, saw mills, paper, plastic and wood carton making are the main industries in this area.)