Parambikulam River

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Parambikulam River, one of four tributaries of the Chalakkudi River,^[1] originates in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu, India.^[2]

The Parambikulam Dam has been constructed across the river at Udumalaipettai, located in the Western Ghats of Kerala. This dam ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten dams in the world in terms of volume capacity.^[3]

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^ About the Rivers of Kerala. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
^ Chalakkudy River Basin - an overview. Retrieved on 2006-11-02.
^ Indian Dams. diehardindian.com. Retrieved on 2006-10-18.

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State may claim 2.5 tmcft share in Anamalaiyar

	Western Ghats
Rivers	Bhadra River \| Bhima River \| Chalakudy River \| Chittar River \| Godavari River \| Kabini River \| Kali River \| Kallayi River \| Kaveri River \| Koyna River \| Krishna \| Krishna River \| Kundali River \| Mahabaleshwar \| Malaprabha River \| Manimuthar River \| Netravati River \| Pachaiyar River \| Parambikulam River \| Saraswati \| Savitri \| Sharavathi River \| Tambaraparani River \| Tapti River \| Tunga River \| Venna
Regions	Goa gap \| Palghat Gap
Hills	Agastya Malai \| Anaimalai Hills \| Anamudi peak \| Banasura Peak \| Biligirirangan Hills \| Cardamom Hills \| Chembra Peak \| Desh Maharashtra region \| Doddabetta \| Gangamoola \| Harishchandragad \| Kalsubai \| Kemmangundi \| Konkan \| Kudremukh \| Mahabaleshwar \| Malabar \| Malnad \| Mullayanagiri \| Marunthuvazh Malai \| Nilgiri Hills \| Palni Hills \| Sahyadri \| Sispara peak \| Taramati \| Vellarimala
Waterfalls	Abbey Falls \| Chunchanakatte Falls \| Gokak Falls \| Irupu Falls \| Jog Falls \| Kalhatti Falls \| Sathodi Falls \| Sivasamudram Falls
Dependent states	Goa \| Gujarat \| Karnataka \| Kerala \| Maharashtra \| Tamil Nadu