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{{Short description|Earthen dam in Kerala, India}}
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'''Kulamavu Saddle Dam (RIght Bank)''' is an earthen dam constructed across Kilivallithodu at [[Arakkulam]] village in [[Idukki district]], [[Kerala]], India. It is one of the two saddle dams constructed to augment Idukki reservoir.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Idukki Dam – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=108|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref> The dam has a height of {{Convert|27.43|m}} and a length of {{Convert|384.96|m}}. It is a rolled-earth-filled dam which has no spillways or river outlets.

==Specifications==

*Latitude: 9°48'20.64"N
*Longitude: 76°53'16.32"E
*Panchayath Arakkulam
*Village Arakkulam
*District Idukki
*River Basin Periyar
*River Kilivallithodu
*Release from Dam to river N/A
*Taluk through which release flows N/A
*Year of completion 1977
*Name of Project Idukki HEP
*Purpose of Project Hydro Power
Project Identification Code (PIC) Nil
;Dam Features
*Type of Dam Rolled earth fill
*Classification: Saddle Dam
*Maximum Water Level (MWL) EL 2408.50 ft. (734.30 m)
*Full Reservoir Level (FRL) EL 2403.00 ft. (732.62 m)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dams – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?page_id=39|access-date=2021-07-31|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Storage at FRL 1996.30 Mm3
*Height from deepest foundation {{Convert|27.43|m}}
*Length {{Convert|384.96|m}}
*Spillway No spillway
*Crest Level N/A
*River Outlet Nil

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Dams in Kerala}}

[[Category:Dams completed in 1977]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]
[[Category:Dams in Idukki district]]

Kulamavu Saddle Dam (Right Bank) - Revision history

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