Moozhiyar Dam is a

gravity dam A gravity dam is a dam constructed from concrete or stone masonry and designed to hold back water by using only the weight of the material and its resistance against the foundation. Gravity dams are designed so that each section of the dam is ...

located close to

Kakki reservoir Kakki Reservoir is a reservoir, located in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. The lake, which was created when Kakki Dam () and Anathode dam () were built, is on one of the tributaries of Pamba, the Kakki tributary. The dams were built ...

Seethathodu Seethathodu is a village in the Konni taluk, Pathanamthitta district, state of Kerala, India, near Chittar Town. Predominantly it is a rural region where agriculture being the most important sector. Both state-run and privately operated buse ...

panchayath of

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, India. The Kakkad Hydroelectric Project is powered by water from the dam. The water level is set at 192.5 meters.

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is responsible for the maintenance of the dam and other ancillary works. The Kakkad Hydroelectric Project generates 50 MW of electricity using 2 turbines of 25 MW each year. The annual output is 262 MU. The machine was commissioned on 16 September 1999. Kakkad Hydro electric Project is the second stage development of

Pamba river The Pamba River (also called Pampa River) is the longest river in the Indian state of Kerala after Periyar (river), Periyar and Bharathappuzha, and the longest river in the erstwhile former princely state of Travancore. The Sabarimala Temple, d ...

basin. The installed capacity is 50 MW (2 x 25MW). This scheme utilises the tail race water from Sabarigiri power station and flow received from Moozhiyar and Velluthode rivers. Two dams feed water to the powerhouse. The Moozhiyar Dam creates the main reservoir of this project. Taluks through which release flow are Ranni,

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Thiruvalla Thiruvalla, () also spelled Tiruvalla, is a Municipalities of Kerala, municipality in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, India. The town is spread over an area of and has a population of 52,883 people, down from 56,837 in 2001. It is also the H ...

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and

Karthikappally Karthikappally is a village in Alappuzha district in the Indian state of Kerala.Haripad is the headquarter of Karthikappally Taluk. Taluk office is located at revenue tower Haripad. History Karthikappally was once a Buddhist center. Since ...

Specifications

*Panchayath : Seethathodu *Village :Seethathodu *District : Pathanamthitta *River Basin :Pamba *River: Kakkad ar *Release from Dam to river : Kakkad Ar *Year of completion : 1999 *Type of Dam : Concrete – Gravity * Classification: HH- ( High Height) * Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 192.94 m * Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 192.63 m * Storage at FRL : 1.50 Mm3 * Height from deepest foundation : 30.04 m * Length : 176.5 m *Spillway : 3 Nos. radial gates, each of size 7.62×6.70 m

Reservoir

The water spread area is 0.1457 km² and the Full Reservoir Level (FRL) is at 192.63 m. The Minimum Drawdown level (MDDL) is 181.36 m and the effective storage at FRL is at 1.16 MCM. The Sabarigiri Power Station commissioned during 1966-67, has six generators with vertical shaft Pelton turbine as the prime mover. After power generation, water from the power station is released to the Moozhiyar reservoir.

References

{{Dams in Kerala Periyar (river) Dams in Pathanamthitta district