Global InformationList of dams and reservoirs in Kerala information
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There are 81 dams in Kerala.[1] Of the 81 dams, the Kerala State Electricity Board owns 59 dams which form 45 reservoirs, the Kerala Irrigation Department owns 20 dams which form 20 reservoirs and the Kerala Water Authority vests the control of 2 dams with 2 reservoirs. Three dams - Munnar Headworks Dam, Lower Periyar Dam, and Maniyar Dam - have no drainage area across the river.
The Idukki Dam and Idamalayar Dams hold 48 percent of the total storage capacity combined of all dams in Kerala. There are multiple dams in 3 reservoirs - Gavi Dam, Kakki Dam, and Idukki Dam. In addition, there are 10 large barrages also in the state. Out of the 81 dams 37 reservoirs are used for hydroelectric power, 27 reservoirs are used for irrigation and 9 reservoirs are used for both hydroelectric power and irrigation.
| District/City | Number of Dams |
|---|---|
| Thiruvananthapuram | 3 |
| Kollam | 1 |
| Pathanamthitta | 11 |
| Idukki | 20 |
| Ernakulam | 2 |
| Thrissur | 6 |
| Palakkad | 15 |
| Wayanad | 2 |
| Kozhikode | 2 |
| Kannur | 1 |
| Total | 63[2] |
| Number | Name | River | Area (km2) | District | Owner | Completed | Type | Full Reservoir Level (FRL) in Meters | Number of Shutters | Co-ordinate | Altitude (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Malampuzha Dam | Bharathapuzha River | 23.13 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1955 | 115.06 | 4 | 10°50′N 76°41′E / 10.84°N 76.69°E | 104 | |
| 2. | Mangalam Dam | Bharathapuzha River | 3.93 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1966 | 77.88 | 5 | 10°31′N 76°32′E / 10.51°N 76.54°E | 72 | |
| 3. | Meenkara Dam | Bharathapuzha River | 2.59 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1960 | 156.36 | 10°37′N 76°48′E / 10.62°N 76.80°E | 152 | ||
| 4. | Chulliar Dam[3] | Bharathapuzha River | 1.59 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 154.08 | 10°35′N 76°46′E / 10.59°N 76.77°E | 143 | |||
| 5. | Pothundi Dam | Bharathapuzha River | 3.63 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 108.204 | 10°32′N 76°38′E / 10.54°N 76.63°E | 93 | |||
| 6. | Walayar Dam | Bharathapuzha River | 2.59 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 203.00 | 10°50′N 76°52′E / 10.84°N 76.86°E | 197 | |||
| 7. | Siruvani Dam | Siruvani River | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1984 | 878.5 | 10°58′37″N 76°38′31″E / 10.977°N 76.642°E | ||||
| 8. | Kanjirapuzha Dam | Bharathapuzha River | 5.12 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 97.535 | 3 | 10°59′N 76°33′E / 10.98°N 76.55°E | 90 | ||
| 9. | Kanjhirapuzha baby Dam | Bharathapuzha River | 2.12 | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 36.523 | 2 | 10°59′32″N 76°33′49″E / 10.99221°N 76.56358°E | |||
| 10. | Parambikulam Dam | Chalakkudy River | 20.92 | Palakkad | 10°23′N 76°48′E / 10.39°N 76.8°E | 545 | |||||
| 11 | Thunakkadavu Dam | Chalakkudy River | 2.83 | Palakkad | 10°25′59″N 76°47′02″E / 10.433°N 76.784°E | 565 | |||||
| 12. | Peruvaaripallam Dam | Chalakkudy River | Palakkad | 10°26′49″N 76°46′12″E / 10.447°N 76.77°E | 565 | ||||||
| 13. | Sholayar Dam | Chalakkudy River | 8.70 | Thrissur | Kerala State Electricity Board | 1966 | 811.68m | 10°17′N 76°45′E / 10.283°N 76.750°E | |||
| 14. | Peringalkuthu Dam | Chalakkudy River | 2.82 | Thrissur | Kerala State Electricity Board | 1957 | 424m | 10°18′59″N 76°37′59″E / 10.316517°N 76.633138°E | |||
| 15. | Thenmala Dam | Kallada River | 25.90 | Kollam | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1986 | 09°57′0″N 77°4′20″E / 9.95000°N 77.07222°E | ||||
| 16. | Aruvikkara Dam | Karamana River | 2.58 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala Water Authority | 08°28′N 77°58′E / 8.467°N 77.967°E | |||||
| 17. | Peechi Dam | Karuvanoor River | 12.63 | Thrissur | 10°32′N 76°23′E / 10.53°N 76.39°E | 73 | |||||
| 18. | Vazhani Dam | Keecheri River | 2.55 | Thrissur | Kerala Irrigation Department | 10°40′N 76°15′E / 10.667°N 76.250°E | |||||
| 19. | Kuttiady Dam | Kuttiady River | 10.52 | Kozhikode | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1993 | 44.41 | 11°36′0″N 75°49′27″E / 11.60000°N 75.82417°E | |||
| 19. | Neyyar Dam | Neyyar River | 15.00 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala Irrigation Department | 84.75 | 08°32′N 77°08′E / 8.533°N 77.133°E | ||||
| 20. | Pamba Dam | Pamba River | 90.88 | Pathanamthitta | Kerala State Electricity Board | 986.3328 | 09°20′N 76°53′E / 9.333°N 76.883°E | ||||
| 21. | Kakki | Pamba River | 17.6 | Pathanamthitta | Kerala State Electricity Board | 981.456 | 9°17′N 77°15′E / 9.283°N 77.250°E | 981m | |||
| 22. | Idukki Dam | Periyar River | 61.60 | Idukki | 09°48′N 76°53′E / 9.800°N 76.883°E | 720 | |||||
| 23. | Ponmudi Dam | Periyar River | 2.60 | Idukki | 09°55′N 77°05′E / 9.917°N 77.083°E | ||||||
| 24. | Anayirankal Dam | Periyar River | 4.33 | Idukki | Kerala State Electricity Board | 1967 | 10°0′N 77°0′E / 10.000°N 77.000°E | ||||
| 25. | Kundala Dam | Periyar River | 2.30 | Idukki | 10°0′N 77°0′E / 10.000°N 77.000°E | ||||||
| 26. | Mattupatti Dam | Periyar River | 3.24 | Idukki | 10°05′N 77°05′E / 10.083°N 77.083°E | ||||||
| 27. | Sengulam Dam | Periyar River | 0.33 | Idukki | 10°00′N 77°05′E / 10.000°N 77.083°E | ||||||
| 28. | Neriamangalam Dam | Periyar River | 4.13 | Ernakulam | |||||||
| 29. | Bhoothathankettu Dam | Periyar River | 6.08 | Ernakulam | |||||||
| 30. | Periyar Lake | Periyar River | 28.90 | Idukki | 10°10′N 76°15′E / 10.167°N 76.250°E | ||||||
| 31. | Pazhassi Dam | Valapattanam River | 6.48 | Kannur | Kerala Irrigation Department | 26.52 | |||||
| 32. | Peppara Dam | Karamana River | 5.82 | Thiruvananthapuram | Kerala Water Authority | ||||||
| 33. | Malankara Dam | Muvattupuzha River | 11.00 | Idukki | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1994 | 42.00 | ||||
| 34. | Chimmony Dam | Kurumali River | 8.5067 | Thrissur | Kerala Irrigation Department | 40.00 | 10°26′21″N 76°27′37″E / 10.4391°N 76.4604°E | ||||
| 35. | Banasura Sagar Dam | Kabini River | Wayanad | ||||||||
| 36. | Karapuzha Dam | Karapuzha River | Wayanad | Kerala Irrigation Department | |||||||
| 37. | Mullaperiyar Dam | Periyar River | Idukki | ||||||||
| 38. | Cheruthoni Dam | Periyar River | Idukki | ||||||||
| 39. | Kulamavu Dam | Periyar River | Idukki | ||||||||
| 40. | Erattayar Dam | Erattayar Lake | Idukki | ||||||||
| 41. | Kakkayam Dam | Kuttiyadi River | 7.15 | Kozhikode | Kerala Irrigation Department | ||||||
| 42. | Asurankund Dam | Chelakkara River | Thrissur | 10°41′08″N 76°17′44″E / 10.6855°N 76.2955°E | |||||||
| 43. | Maniyar Dam | Kakkattar | Pathanamthitta | Kerala Irrigation Department | 9°19′45″N 76°52′51″E / 9.329203°N 76.880749°E | ||||||
| 44. | Moozhiyar Dam | Pamba | Pathanamthitta | Kerala State Electricity Board | |||||||
| 45. | Perunthenaruvi Weir | Pamba | Pathanamthitta | Kerala State Electricity Board | |||||||
| 46. | Karikkayam Dam | Kakkattar | Pathanamthitta | Energy Development Company Limited | 7 | 9°20′07″N 76°53′57″E / 9.33528°N 76.89917°E | |||||
| 47. | Allunkal Dam | Kakkattar | Pathanamthitta | Energy Development Company Limited | 5 | 9°20′15″N 76°56′50″E / 9.33750°N 76.94722°E | |||||
| 48. | Kochu Pamba Weir | Pamba | Pathanamthitta | Kerala State Electricity Board | |||||||
| 49. | Anathode Dam | Pamba | Pathanamthitta | Kerala State Electricity Board | |||||||
| 50. | Veluthodu Dam | Pamba | Pathanamthitta | Kerala State Electricity Board | |||||||
| 51. | Idamalayar Dam | Periyar River | 28.3 | Ernakulam | Kerala State Electricity Board | 1985 | 169 | 10°13′16.0″N 76°42′18.4″E / 10.221111°N 76.705111°E | |||
| 52. | Kallarkutty Dam | Muthirappuzha River | 281.24 | Idukki | Kerala State Electricity Board | 1961 | 456.6 | ||||
| 53. | Pambla Dam | Periyar River | Idukki | 253 | |||||||
| 54. | Munnar Headworks Dam | Muthirapuzha River | Idukki | 1940 | |||||||
| 55. | Moolathara Dam[4] | River | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1963 | 184.405 | |||||
| 56. | Thunakkadavu Dam | Thunakadavu River | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1965 | ||||||
| 57. | Peruvaripallam Dam | Peruvaripallam River | Palakkad | Kerala Irrigation Department | 1971[5] |
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