| Malampuzha Dam | |
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Malampuzha Dam and Reservoir |
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| Official name | Malampuzha Dam |
| Location | Palakkad District, Kerala |
| Construction began | March 1949 |
| Opening date | 9 October 1955 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 115.06 m |
| Length | 2,069 m |
| Impounds | Malampuzha river |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Malampuzha Reservoir |
| Capacity | 236.69 cubic metres |
| Catchment area | 147.63 sq. km. |
Malampuzha Dam is the largest reservoir in Kerala, located near Palakkad in south India with the scenic hills of the Western Ghats in the background. It is a combination of a masonry dam with a length of 1,849 metres and an earthen dam with a length of 220 metres.[1] The dam is 6,066 feet high and crosses the Malampuzha River, a tributary of Bharathappuzha, Kerala's second longest river. There is a network of two canal systems that serve the dam's reservoir of 42,090 hectares.[2]
The dam project was begun in 1949 and completed in 1955. The total catchments area is 145 square kilometres, while the reservoir has a capacity of 8000 square meters of water. The canal systems serve to irrigate farm land while the reservoir provides drinking water to Palakkad and surrounding villages.[2]
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