Kulamavu Saddle Dam (Right Bank)

Kulamavu Saddle Dam
Interactive map of Kulamavu Saddle Dam
Opening date1977
Dam and spillways
Length384.96 metres (1,263.0 ft)
Power Station
Coordinates9°48′21″N 76°53′16″E / 9.80573°N 76.88787°E / 9.80573; 76.88787

Kulamavu Saddle Dam (RIght Bank) is an earthen dam constructed across Kilivallithodu at Arakkulam village in Idukki district, Kerala, India. It is one of the two saddle dams constructed to augment Idukki reservoir. The dam has a height of 27.43 metres (90.0 ft) and a length of 384.96 metres (1,263.0 ft). It is a rolled-earth-filled dam which has no spillways or river outlets.

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