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{{Infobox dam
| name =Peruvannamuzhi Dam
| name_official ='''Kuttiyadi Dam'''
| image = Kuttiady dam1.JPG
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| image_caption = View of Peruvannamuzhi Dam
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'''Peruvannamuzhi dam''', also known as '''Kuttiady (Id) Dam''',<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://indiawris.gov.in/wiki/doku.php?id=dams_in_kerala| title=Dams in Kerala | website=indiawris.gov.in}}{{unreliable source?|date=August 2021}}</ref> is a dam built on the [[Kuttiady River]] at [[Peruvannamuzhi]] in [[Chakkittapara Grama Panchayath]] in [[Kozhikode district]], [[Kerala]]. It is 16  km away from [[Kuttiady]] town and it is 55 km from Kozhikode town. It was constructed as part of the [[Kuttiady irrigation project]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kuttiyady(Id)_Dam_D03014|title=Kuttiyady(Id) Dam D0301-|website=www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2018-09-25}}{{Dead link|date=December 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref><ref>[http://www.irrigation.kerala.gov.in/images/actionplan/Draft-EAP-Kuttiyady-Dam-Final.pdf Unknown]{{Dead link | date=April 2025 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref> The project consists of a masonry dam across Kuttiyady River and 13 earth dams to maximize the storage of the reservoir. The construction of this project started in 1962 and was commissioned in 1973.

The reservoir of this dam is located in [[Chakkittapara|Chakittapara]] and [[Koorachundu]] panchayats. There are speed boat and tower boat facilities. It is a popular tourist attraction of Kozhikode district. The Peruvannamuzhi Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php/wildlife/2015-03-16-09-50-24/2015-06-26-09-04-29/malabar-wildlife-sanctuary|title= Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary -|website= www.forest.kerala.gov.in|access-date= 10 February 2019|archive-date= 12 February 2019|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190212160749/http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php/wildlife/2015-03-16-09-50-24/2015-06-26-09-04-29/malabar-wildlife-sanctuary|url-status= dead}}</ref>

== Power generation ==
In the future, Kerala State Electricity Board plans to generate a small amount of power using 6 MW turbines. Annual production is expected to be 24.7 MU.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=529&lang=en|title=Peruvannamuzhi SHEP-|website=www.kseb.in|access-date=10 February 2019|archive-date=12 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212011844/http://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=41&Itemid=529&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Features of the project==
* Project name: Kuttiyadi (Peruvannamoozhi) Dam Irrigation project<ref>{{Cite web | title=Archived copy | url=http://www.irrigation.kerala.gov.in/images/DRIP/ESDD_Kuttiyadi.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030213452/http://www.irrigation.kerala.gov.in/images/DRIP/ESDD_Kuttiyadi.pdf | archive-date=2020-10-30}}</ref>
* Location: Near Kozhikode City
* Latitude: 11 o 35'47.76" North
* Longitude: 75 o 49'24.6" East
* Purpose: Irrigation and water supply.
* Date of commencement: 1962
* Date of completion: 6 February 1973
* Project Identification Code (PIC): KL 07 MH 0026
;Project Benefits
* Irrigation benefits
* Gross Command Area: 36000 Ha
* Cultivable command area: 14569 Ha
* Annual irrigation potential: 10568 Ha
* Water Supply Benefits
* Annual Water supply: 71.54 MCM
* Flood Protection area: 8000 Ha
* Area Benefitted: 24000 Ha
;Details of the Dam
* Dam type: Masonry Dam
* Total Length: {{Convert|170.60|m}}
* Top width: {{Convert|6.71|m}}
* Elevation of top: + 46 .85 m above MSL
* Height of the dam: {{Convert|35.36|m}}
* Saddle Dams: 13 numbers - Homogenous rolled earth
;Saddle Dams
* Saddle Dam 1 Type: 13Nos. - Homogenous rolled earth
* Total Length of the Saddle dam {{Convert|1844|m}}
* Top width of Saddle Dam(m): {{Convert|4.00|m}}
* Elevation of top of Saddle Dam (m): +46.85 MSL
* Height of Saddle Dam:{{Convert|20.535|m}}
; Main Spillway
* Type of Spillway: Ogee
* Length of spillway: {{Convert|48.80|m}}
* Location of spillway: Chainage 63 meters to 119.30 meters
* Spillway crest level: +38.44 meters
* Number of bays: 4
* Type of Spillway gates: Radial
* Width of spillway gate: {{Convert|12.20|m}}
* Height of spillway gate: {{Convert|07.62|m}}
;Reservoir
* Catchment area: 108.78 square kilometers
* Maximum water level: +44.61 meters
* Full Reservoir level: +44.41 meters
* Dead Storage level: {{Convert|25.52|m}}

== Gallery ==
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File:Peruvannamuzhi dam.jpg|
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== References ==
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{{Dams in Kerala}}

[[Category:Buildings and structures in Kozhikode district]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1973]]
[[Category:1973 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]
[[Category:Dams in Kozhikode district]]

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