Vol 11, Issue 6,June/ 2020 ISSN NO: 0377-9254 ASHTAMUDI LAKE - AN OVERVIEW ON PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Saranya U* and Prof. (Dr.) Lancelet T.S** *Research Scholar, Dept. of Geography, SSUS, Kalady **Professor, Dept. of Geography, SSUS, Kalady e-mail -
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[email protected] Abstract Water is one of the most important resources available on this earth that has an influence on Water is one of the most important resources human activities. All important aspects such as available on this earth that has an influence on agriculture, industry, day to day life is dependent human activities. The physical characteristics of on water. It is the most important factor for a place make up its natural environment and are survival of life on this earth. The physical derived from geological, hydrological, characteristics of a place make up its natural atmospheric, and biological processes. Surface environment and are derived from geological, and ground water are the important source of hydrological, atmospheric, and biological water on the earth where contemporary needs processes. They include land forms, bodies of focus on surface water and it leads to global water, climate, soils, natural vegetation and deterioration. Ashtamudi Lake is a unique water animal life (The Five Themes of Geography, system with limnological and hydrological AAG, 1984). Surface and ground water are the characteristics. Ashtamudi Lake derives its name important source of water on the earth where from its shape, having eight prominent arms or contemporary needs focus on surface water and channels branching out, like that of a palm tree it leads to global deterioration.