Kulamavu Dam is a

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dam on Kilivillithode, which is a tributary of the Periyar river in Arakkulam village,

Idukki district Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...

in the

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. It is one of three dams associated with the Idukki hydroelectric power project in the

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. This dam is located towards the western side of the Idukki Arch Dam. This is a gravity dam with the top portion in concrete and the bottom in masonry. The dam is situated on the

Thodupuzha Thodupuzha () is a municipality and taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala, India. It is located west of the district headquarters in Painavu and about north of the state capital Thiruvananthapuram. As per the 2011 Indian census, Thodupu ...

- Puliyanmala state highway ( SH-33), about from Idukki arch dam, from

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and from Thodupuzha. Preliminary work on the dam was initiated under the leadership of Superintending Engineer, E.U. Philipose. The dam was completed in the year 1977 and is operated and maintained by Kerala State Electricity Board. The dams of

Idukki Idukki (ഇടുക്കി; ) is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala in the southwest of the country. It is the largest district in Kerala and lies amid the Cardamom Hills of Western Ghats in Kerala. Idukki district co ...

Cheruthoni Cheruthoni is a town on the banks of Cheruthoni River, a major tributary of the Periyar River, the second longest river in Kerala state, in southwestern India. The area is known by Cheruthoni Dam, which is a part of Idukki reservoir, which pr ...

and Kulamavu extend to an area of 33 km². The construction of these three dams formed a 60 km² artificial lake. The water stored in it is used for the production of electricity at the power house in

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. Taluks through which release flow are

, Udupanchola,

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and Paravur.

Specifications

*Type of Dam :Masonry & Concrete Gravity *Classification : VH (Very High Dam ) *Panchayath : Arakkulam * Village : idukki *District : Idukki *River Basin : Periyar *River : Kilivallithodu *Release from Dam to river : Kilivallithodu * Length of Dam (m) : 385 *Max Height above Foundation (m) :100 *Total Volume Content of Dam (TCM) :453.13 Gross storage capacity: 1.996 cubic Kms (70.50 tmc ft) Active storage capacity: 1.46 cubic kms (51.56 tmc ft) *Design Flood (cumec) :8014 *Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 2408.50 ft. ( 734.30 m) *Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 2403.00 ft. ( 732.62 m) *Storage at FRL : 1996.30Mm3 *Spillway : No spillway , , , , , , , , , ,

Reservoir

Hydroelectric project

This Underground Power Station is supposedly a technological achievement. There are six generating units each of 130 MW capacity. There are seven 220KV feeders for transmitting the power to the load centers. The power generated in the powerhouse is taken to the switchyard through 220 KV oil filled cables. After power generation, water from the power station is released to the

River through an underground tunnel which is 1220 meters in length. This tail race water is in turn used for producing electricity in the Malankara Small Hydro Electric Station and also for irrigation by means of Irrigation dam at

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Kulamavu(Eb) Dam data
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Specifications

Reservoir

Hydroelectric project

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