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Kulamavu Dam is a gravity/ masonry dam on Kilivillithode which is a tributary of the Periyar river in Arakkulam village, Idukki district of Kerala, India . It is one of the three dams associated with the Idukki hydro electric power project in the Indian state of Kerala. This dam is located towards the western side of the Idukki Arch Dam. This is a gravity dam with the top portion in concrete and the bottom in masonry.
The dam is situated on the Thodupuzha - Puliyanmala state highway ( SH-33), about from Idukki arch dam, from Cheruthoni dam and from Thodupuzha. The dam was completed in the year 1977 and is operated and maintained by Kerala State Electricity Board.
The dams of Idukki, Cheruthoni and Kulamavu extend to an area of 33 km2. The construction of these three dams formed a 60 km2 artificial lake. The water stored in it is used for the production of electricity at the power house in Moolamattom. Taluks through which release flow are
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Telefilm about Idukki Dam
Kulamavu(Eb) Dam data
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Devikulam
Devikulam () is a Grama Panchayat and small hill station of about from Munnar in the Idukki District of Kerala State, India. It lies above sea level.
Etymology
The name Devikulam is a conjunction of the words ''Devi'', from the goddess Devi a ...
, Kothamangalam, Muvattupuzha, Kunnathunadu, Aluva
Aluva (; also known by its former name Alwaye) is a town in the Ernakulam District in Kerala, India. It is a part of the Kochi metropolitan area and is situated around from the city center on the banks of Periyar River. A major transpor ...
, Kodungalloor and Paravur.
Specifications
*Type of Dam :Masonry & Concrete Gravity *Classification : VH (Very High Dam ) *Panchayath : Arakkulam * Village : idukki *District : Idukki *River Basin : Periyar *River : Kilivallithodu *Release from Dam to river : Kilivallithodu * Length of Dam (m) : 385 *Max Height above Foundation (m) :100 *Total Volume Content of Dam (TCM) :453.13 Gross storage capacity: 1.996 cubic Kms (70.50 tmc ft) Active storage capacity: 1.46 cubic kms (51.56 tmc ft) *Design Flood (cumec) :8014 *Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 2408.50 ft. ( 734.30 m) *Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 2403.00 ft. ( 732.62 m) *Storage at FRL : 1996.30Mm3 *Spillway : No spillwayResesrvoir
Hydroelectric project
This Underground Power Station is supposedly a technological achievement. There are six generating units each of 130 MW capacity. There are seven 220KV feeders for transmitting the power to the load centers. The power generated in the powerhouse is taken to the switchyard through 220 KV oil filled cables. After power generation, water from the power station is released to the Thodupuzha River through an underground tunnel which is 1220 meters in length. This tail race water is in turn used for producing electricity in the Malankara Small Hydro Electric Station and also for irrigation by means of Irrigation dam at Malankara.See also
* Cheruthoni Dam * Idukki Dam * List of reservoirs and dams in India * Moolamattom Power StationTelefilm about Idukki Dam
References
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Kulamavu(Eb) Dam data
{{Dams in Kerala Dams in Idukki district Dams completed in 1977 1977 establishments in Kerala 20th-century architecture in India