Thottappally Spillway
E758901
Thottappally Spillway is a major flood-control and water-regulation structure in Kerala, India, that helps manage the flow between inland waterways and the Arabian Sea.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flood control structure
ⓘ
spillway ⓘ water regulation structure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inland waterways of Kerala ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
drainage of excess floodwater
ⓘ
flood control ⓘ water level regulation ⓘ |
| hasOpeningType | gated spillway ⓘ |
| isMajorComponentOf | flood management infrastructure of Kerala ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alappuzha district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ South India ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Thottappally NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnOrNear | Thottappally estuary ⓘ |
| manages | discharge of floodwaters to the sea ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vembanad backwaters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kuttanad drainage system ⓘ |
| purpose |
management of monsoon floodwaters
ⓘ
prevention of saline water intrusion into paddy fields ⓘ protection of low-lying Kuttanad region from flooding ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Alappuzha district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kuttanad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatesFlowBetween |
Arabian Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
inland waterways of Kuttanad ⓘ |
| usedFor | regulation of water levels in paddy cultivation areas ⓘ |
| waterBodyControlled |
backwaters of Kuttanad
ⓘ
connected canals and rivers of central Kerala ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.