Parambikulam River, one of four

tributaries A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainag ...

of the Chalakkudi River, originates in the Coimbatore district of

Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is a state in southern India. It is the tenth largest Indian state by area and the sixth largest by population. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, whose Tamil language ...

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.It flows parallel to and North of Sholayar River and joins Kuriarkutty. Sholayar river flows for 44.8 km and turns North and joins Parambikulam River 1.6 km before Orukumbankutty. Karapara River originates from Nelliyampathy Hills of

Palakkad Palakkad (), formerly known as Palghat, historically known as Palakkattussery is a city and municipality in the Indian state of Kerala. It is the administrative headquarters of the Palakkad District. Palakkad is most densely populated municipal ...

district in

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. It flows West and turns South West and drains to the Parambikulam river at Orukumbankutty. The Parambikulam Dam has been constructed across the river at

Anamalai The Anamala or Anaimalai, also known as the Elephant Mountains, are a range of mountains in the southern Western Ghats of central Kerala ( Idukki district, Ernakulam district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district) and span the border of west ...

, located in the Western Ghats of

. This dam ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten dams in the world for volume capacity.

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* Rivers of Tamil Nadu Rivers of Palakkad district {{India-river-stub