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Periyar tiger Reserve, Thekkady, is an
example of nature’s bounty, with great scenic charm, rich bio
diversity and providing veritable visitor satisfaction.
Sprawled over an area of 777 Sq .km., Periyar is one of the 27
tiger reserves in India.
Zealously guarded and efficiently managed
reserve is a repository of rare, endemic and endangered flora
and fauna and forms the major watershed of two important
rivers of Kerala, the Periyar and Pamba
Terrain & Geomorphology
Terrain
is undulating with lofty peaks of over 1700 meters bordering the
north and east. Towards the west it merges into an extensive
tableland Mount Plateau of average elevation 1200 meters.
From
the edge of this plateau the land falls steeply to the thickly
forested tracts of Sabarimala hills in the Pamba River basin.
The
overall elevation ranges from 100 meters at Pambavalley to 2019
meters at Kottamalai.
| Rock |
granites and
gneisses |
| Soil |
laterite, fine loamy, with large
amount of quartz gravel formed from crystalline
rock. |
Climate & Rain fall
The
temperature ranges from 15ºC in December and January and up to 31ºC
in April & May.
The Annual rainfall ranges from 2000 mm to 3000 mm.
Two–thirds
of the rainfall occurs during the southwest monsoon from June to
September. The northeast monsoon impacts from October to December.
There are some pre-monsoon showers from mid April.
Rivers
Periyar and Pamba
Area of
lake : 26 sq. km. (at max. water level)
Kumily
Kumily, the spice town, perhaps is the only town where you can
experience the fragrance of Pepper and Cardamom. Kumily is the
nearest town to Thekkady is just 4 KMs from the boat landing |
