Mamam River Explained

Mamam River is a small river located in the Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, India.^[1] Malayalam: മാമം പുഴ. It originates from the Pandalakode hills ^[2] in Thiruvananthapuram and flows 27 km ^[3] westwards into the Anchuthengu lake.^[4] The river basin is 144 km long. This river surrounds one side of Attingal. Vamanapuram, Mamom and Ayirur rivers form the Vamanapuram drainage basin with a total catchment area of 867 sq.km ^[5]

Mamam is 37th river of Kerala. It flows through Saigramam Global village, a self sufficient and heritage village. The river also forms waterfalls at Saigramam. This river flows along the southern part of Mudakkalpanchayat and splits at Andoorkonam in Attingal. This branch flows westwards and joins the Vamanapuram river. The other branch flows south, crosses Enchakal, turns west and joins Anchuthengu Lake. The Changadam checkdam is located on this branch.

Notes and References

1. Anseena Beegom . A.S. . Kumar . R.B.B. . Water Quality Deterioration Owing to the Invasion of Low pH Groundwater in Mamam River Basin, South Kerala, India . Nature Environment and Pollution Technology . 22 Jul 2011 . 10 . 4 . 621–624 . 0972-6268.
2. Jan 2019 . Aquifer Mapping and Management Plan of the Hard Rock Area of Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. Manam river is flowing through Saigramam . Central Ground Water Board.
3. Web site: Ayroor, Vamanapuram, Mamom AYROORM VAMANAPURAM MAMOM Basin area, km2 66 687 114 Basin area in Kerala State, km2 66 687 114 District of Kerala in which basin are located Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram Length of main stream, km 17 88 27 Origin of River : Chemunji Elevation.m : 1860 Average annual rainfall, mm 2200 2200 2200 Average annual streamflow, Mm3 1324 1324 1324 Important rainguage stations marked on the map (With code numbers) 1. Varkala (4) 1. Attingal (1) 2. Baremore e. (2) 3. Palode (3) 4. Vamanapuram (5) Important discharge stations marked on the map (With code numbers) 1. Valayankil Water requirement for wetland for three crops, Mm3 515 515 515 Water requirement for gardenland, Mm3 240 240 240 Water requirement for domestic use (2021 AD), Mm3 169.9 169.9 169.9 Water requirement for industrial use (2021 AD), Mm3 45 45 45 Navigable length of river, km 1 11.2 1 Ayroor,Vamanapuram,Mamom.
4. Rajesh Reghunath, Nokoshini, Shoby Sankar, Rohini.G.R. and Binoj Kumar R.B. 2006. Anomalous spatial variation of water pH in the Mamam river basin, South Kerala, India. Fourth Indian Environmental Congress-2006, Amritha Vishwa Vidya Nilayam, Kollam
5. Web site: Rani . V.R. . Ground Water Information Booklet of Trivandrum District, Kerala . Central Ground Water Board . Dec 2013.