Thunakkadavu Dam
Dam in Palakkad district, Kerala / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thunakkadavu Dam is situated in Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala across Thoonakkadavu River, which is a tributary of Parambikulam River, in Palakkad district of Kerala, India. It is part of the Parambikulam-Aliyar Irrigation Project.[1] It is in the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in the Muthalamada panchayath.
Thunakkadavu Dam | |
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Official name | തുണക്കടവ് |
Country | India |
Location | Palakkad district, Kerala |
Coordinates | 10°26′3″N 76°46′54″E |
Purpose | Water supply |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1965 |
Owner(s) | Tamilnadu |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Thunacadavu River |
Height | 26.91 m (88.3 ft) |
Length | 314 m (1,030 ft) |
Spillway type | Ogee |
Spillway capacity | 495 m3/s (17,500 cu ft/s) |
This is a small balancing Reservoir with gross capacity is 557 Mcft. The water that is received from Prambikulam Reservoir and from the Peruvaripallam Reservoir, as well as from its own catchment, is diverted to the Sarkarpathy Power House through the Sarkarpathy Power Tunnel.[2] The Peruvaripallam Dam is connected to the Parambikulam Dam by a canal [3][4] through a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long underground tunnel. The Poringalkuthu reservoir gets water from catchments downstream of Parambikulam and Thunakadavu dams.[5]