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'''Thoonakkadavu Dam''' is located on the [[Thoonakkadavu River]], a tributary of the [[Parambikulam River]], at [[Thoonakkadavu]] in the [[Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary]] in the [[Muthalamada]] Panchayath of [[Palakkad District]], [[Kerala]]. It is a small storage reservoir that is a part of the [[Parambikulam-Aliyar Irrigation Project]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-25|title=The Hindu : Move to use dead storage in Parambikulam dam|url=http://archive.ph/4LYRZ|access-date=2021-07-08|website=archive.ph}}</ref> The Peruvaripallam Dam is connected to the Parambikulam Dam by a canal <ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-12-13|title=Dams|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061213125037/http://www.diehardindian.com/infra/dams.htm|access-date=2021-07-08|website=web.archive.org}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=Statistics - Resources - Rainwaterharvesting.org|url=http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/resources/statistics/stat233.htm|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.rainwaterharvesting.org}}</ref> through a 2.5 km long underground tunnel. The [[Poringalkuthu reservoir]] gets water from catchments downstream of [[Parambikulam]] and Thunakadavu dams. <ref>{{Cite web|title=PORINGALKUTHU DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=129|access-date=2021-07-08|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Reservoir==<br />
[[File:Thoonakadavu Dam.jpg|thumb|left|Thoonakadavu Reservoir]]<br />
An adjacent canal also flows from this river to the reservoir. Reservoir attracts fishing businesses. Tourism is also developed around the Reservoir.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parambikulam Tour Package {{!}} Tree Top Hut {{!}} Thunakadavu Dam {{!}} Tunakadavu Teehouse|url=http://westernghatstourism.com/parambikulam-tour-packages.html|access-date=2021-07-08|website=westernghatstourism.com}}</ref> Water from Parambikulam dam drains to Thoonakadavu by gravity and after generation of 30 mw power at Sircarpathy, it will go through a Canal to reach [[Thirumurthi Dam]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Palaniappan|first=V. S.|date=2013-07-31|title=Water release from Parambikulam to Thirumurthi in August|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/water-release-from-parambikulam-to-thirumurthi-in-august/article4973256.ece|access-date=2021-07-08|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Sharing of water==<br />
[[File:Thoonakadavu dam - Parambikulam.jpg|thumb| Spillways]]<br />
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The water stored in the dam reservoir is used mainly for agriculture. Kerala needs to get water every year from The Parambikulam-Aliyar project and Tamil Nadu will provide 7.25 TMC from the proposed project.<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Dams in Kerala}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Kerala]]<br />
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