Karapuzha Dam located in the

Wayanad Wayanad () is a district in the north-east of Indian state Kerala with administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern ...

district 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 ...

, is one of the biggest earth

dams A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Karapuzha Dam is located in the greenish and natural regions of

on the Karapuzha River, a tributary of the

Kabini River The Kabini River is one of the major tributaries of the river Cauvery in southern India. It originates near Kavilumpara in Kozhikode district of Kerala state by the confluence of the Panamaram River and the Mananthavady River. It flows eastw ...

. Construction on the dam began in 1977 and it was complete in 2004. The purpose of the dam is irrigation and it left and right bank canals are still under construction.

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File:Karapuzha dam area, wayanad 9735.JPG, Welcome board File:Beauty Of Karapuzha Dam.jpeg, A view of Karapuzha Dam River File:Karapuzha Dam7.JPG, A view of Karapuzha Dam Shutters File:Karapuzha DamA1.JPG, A view of Karapuzha Dam File:Karapuzha Tourism Project.jpg, Karapuzha Tourism Project File:Karapuzha Tourism Project Entrance.jpg, The Entrance View File:Karapuzha Tourism Project Human Slingshot.jpg, Human Slingshot at Karapuzha Tourism Project, Wayanad

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{{Wayanad Dams in Kerala Dams completed in 2004 2004 establishments in Kerala Earth-filled dams Buildings and structures in Wayanad district Geography of Wayanad district