Kottagiri Saddle Dam
Earthen Dam in Kerala, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kottagiri Saddle dam (Malayalam:കോട്ടഗിരി തടയണ) is an earthen dam constructed across Karamanthodu which is a tributary of Kabani river at Thariyode village of Wayanad district in Kerala, India. It is a saddle dam of the Banasura sagar reservoir built as part of The Kuttiyadi Augmentatuin Scheme. The dam was constructed and is maintained by Kerala State Electricity Board.[1]
The Kuttiyadi Augmentation Scheme comprises a main dam known as Banasurasagar Dam, an earth fill dam and a concrete gravity spillway dam and six saddle dams:
- Kosani – Earth fill dam – 13.8 m high
- Near Kottagiri – Earth fill dam – 11.0 m high
- Kottagiri – Earth fill dam – 14.5 m high
- Kuttiyadi – Concrete dam – 16.5 m high
- Nayamoola – Earth fill dam – 3.5 m high
- Manjoora – Earth fill dam – 4.0 m high
All the dams, except Kuttiady saddle, are earth fill dams. The Kuttiyadi saddle dam is a concrete dam. The spillway is located adjacent to the main dam at the right bank of the original river course. The water spread area at FRL / MWL is 12.77 km2.. The catchment area of Banasurasagar Dam is 61.44 km2..[2]