Achankovil River

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Achankovil River is a river in the Indian state of Kerala that flows through the Western Ghats and the Pathanamthitta and Alappuzha districts before reaching the coastal plains.

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Achankovil River canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Achankovil Sastha Temple
basinCountry India
belongsTo Western Ghats river systems
climateZone tropical monsoon
country India
crosses coastal plains of Kerala
drainageBasin Western Ghats
ecoregion tropical evergreen forests
environmentalIssue bank erosion
sand mining pressure
flowsDirection generally westward
flowsInto Pamba River
flowsThrough Alappuzha district
Pathanamthitta district
hasCatchmentArea Alappuzha district
Pathanamthitta district
hasFloodplain Kuttanad region
hasTributary Pamba tributaries (local streams)
knownFor religious significance at Achankovil temple
scenic forested course
length approximately 128 kilometres
locatedIn Kerala
Western Ghats
monsoonDependent yes
mouthLocation Alappuzha district
near Veeyapuram
nearbyCity Pathanamthitta
nearbyTown Mavelikkara
nearbyVillage Veeyapuram
partOf Kerala backwater-linked river network
passesThrough Achankovil town
Konni region
Mavelikkara region
linked to: Mavelikkara
region South Kerala
linked to: southern Kerala
riverSystem Pamba river system
linked to: Pamba River
sourceElevation about 1000 metres
sourceLocation Rishimala region
Western Ghats
state Kerala
tributaryOf Pamba River
usedFor drinking water supply
fishing
irrigation
sand mining

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Vembanad Lake hasInflow Achankovil River
Kuttanad region hasHydrologicalFeature Achankovil River
Kuttanad traversedBy Achankovil River
Pathanamthitta district containsRiver Achankovil River
Pathanamthitta river Achankovil River
Pathanamthitta district river Achankovil River
subject linked to: Pathanamthitta