Rivers In Kerala Important Psc Questions

Rivers In Kerala Important Questions

• Which is the longest river in Kerala  – Periyar (244 km)

• Which is the second longest river in Kerala  -Bharatha puzha (209 km)

• Third longest river in kerala – Pamba river

• Which is the smallest river in kerala   – Manjeeshvaram puzha

• Which river is called kerala ganga     – Pamba river

• Periyar river orginated from –  Sivagiri hills,sundaramala

• Total length of pamba river  – 176 km

• Gift of pamba river – Kuttanad

• Which river flows through most district in kerala – Bharatha puzha

• Howmany rivers are there in kerala     –  44 rivers

• Which river is also known as nila  –  Bharathapuzha

• Which river known as the life line of kerala –  Periyar river

• Which is the largest fresh water lake in kerala  – Shasthamkotta lake

• Aluva is located on the banks of which river   – Priyar river

• The famous thusharagiri water falls is formed by which river – Chalipuzha

• The longest east flowing river in kerala – Kabani

• Gayatripuzha is the main tributary of – Bharathappuzha river

• Banasura sagar and kuruva island are located at – Kabani river

• Which river is known as yellow river –  Kuttyadi river

• Which river is known as the english channel of kerala -Mayyazhi

• Biggest arch dam in india – Idukki dam

• Biggest dam in kerala – Malampuzha dam

• Aluva is located on the which bank of river – Periyar

• Malampuzha dam build in – Bharathappuzha river

• Ponnani is the banks of which river – Bharathppuzha river

• Biggest earth dam in india – Banasura dam

• The largest hydro – electric project in kerala – Idukki dam

• Idukki dam is in which river – Periyar river

• Mattupetti dam build in which river – Periyar river

• Oldest gravity dam in the world – Mullaperiyar dam

• Pamba river originated from – Pulachi malai hill in Peerumedu plateau in the Westernghat

• Sabarimala temple dedicated to lord ayyappa is located on the bank of river- Pamba

• Which is the old name of bharatha puzha – Perar

• Kallada river flowing to which lake – Ashtamudi lake

• No of west flowing rivers – 41

• No of east flowing rivers – 03

• Length of chaliyar river – 169 km

• Length of chalakudy river – 145 km

Major tributary of periyar river

• Muthirapuzha river

• Mullayar river

• Cheruthoni river

• Perinjankutti river

• Edamala river

Dams in periyar

• Mulla periyar

• Bhuthathan ketu

• Mattupetty

• Munnar

• Cheruthoni

• Kulamavu

• Irattayar

• Edamalayar

• Anayirangal

• Ponmudi

Major tributary of  pamba river

• Azhuthayar

• Kakkiyar

• Kakkattar

• Kallar

• Madatharuvi

• Thanungattilthodu

• Kozhithodu

• Varattar

• Kuttemperoor

Dams in bharatha puzha

• Malampuzha dam

• Mangalam dam

• Meenkara dam

• Walayar dam

• Pothundi dam 

• Chulliyar dam

• Thirumoorthy dam

• Aliyar dam

• Chittur puzha dam

• Kanhira puzha dam

• Upper aliyar dam