Kakki Reservoir is a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
, located in
Pathanamthitta district
Pathanamthitta District (), is one of the 14 districts in the Indian state of Kerala. The district headquarters is in the town of Pathanamthitta. There are four municipalities in Pathanamthitta: Adoor, Pandalam, Pathanamthitta and Thiruvalla ...
of
Kerala
Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...
,
India
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. The lake, which was created when
Kakki Dam () and
Anathode dam () were built, is on one of the tributaries of
Pamba, the Kakki tributary. The dams were built in 1966 as part of the Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project. Full reservoir level (FRL) is 981.45 meters above sea level according to the operators of the "twin" reservoirs, the Kerala State Electricity Board. The reservoir, which is also a tourist spot, is nestled in the Ranni reserve forest, very close to the
Western Ghats.
Features
*Water Spread Area : 17.6 Sq. Km.
*Catchment Area :225.51 Sq. Km.
*Average Rainfall: 4572 mm
*Full Reservoir Level (FRL):3220 Ft (Above MSL)
*Minimum Drawdown level (MDDL):3135 Ft (Above MSL)
*Effective Storage at FRL:447.76 MCM
*Energy Equivalent at FRL :722.2 MU
*Average head at power house :2499 ft
See also
*
List of dams and reservoirs in Kerala
References
{{Tourism in Kerala
Reservoirs in Kerala
1966 establishments in Kerala
Buildings and structures in Pathanamthitta district