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'''Kulamavu Saddle Dam (Near Junction)''' is one of the two saddle dams of Idukki Reservoir constructed across Kilivallithodu River which is a tributary of Periyar river at Arakkulam village in Idukki District of Kerala, India. It is a Rolled Earth filled dam with a height of {{Convert|18.29|m}} and a Length of {{Convert|457.2|m}}. The road to Idukki from Thodupuzha passes over this saddle dam.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IDUKKI DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=108|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Specifications==<br />
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*Location Latitude:9⁰48’5”N<br />
*Longitude:76⁰53’E Dam Features<br />
*Panchayath Arakkulam <br />
*Classification MH- Medium Height<br />
*Village Arakkulam <br />
*Maximum Water Level (MWL) EL 2408.50&nbsp;ft. ( 734.30 m)<br />
*District Idukki <br />
*River Basin Periyar <br />
*River Kilivallithodu <br />
*Release from Dam to river NA<br />
*Year of completion 1977<br />
*Name of Project Idukki HEP<br />
*Purpose of Project Hydro Power<br />
*Type of Dam Rolled earth fill<br />
*Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) EL 2403.00&nbsp;ft. ( 732.62 m) <ref>{{Cite web|title=Dams – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?page_id=39|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
*Storage at FRL 1996.30 Mm3<br />
*Height from deepest foundation {{Convert|18.29|m}}<br />
*Length {{Convert|457.20|m}}<br />
*Spillway No spillway<br />
*Crest Level NA<br />
*River Outlet NA<br />
*Officers in charge & phone No. Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Division No. II, Vazhathope, Idukki (Dist.), Kerala, PIN- 685602 Phone- 9446008425<br />
**Assistant Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Sub Division, Vazhathope, Idukki ( Dist.), Kerala, PNI-685602 Phone-9496011961<br />
*Installed capacity of the Project 780 MW <br />
*Project Identification Code ( PIC) KL29HH0059<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 1977]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]<br />
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