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[[File:Kallarkutty.jpg|thumb|250px|Kallarkutty dam]]
'''Kallarkutty Dam''' is a dam built on the Muthirapuzha river, a tributary of the [[Periyar River]], as part of the Neryamangalam Hydroelectric Project<ref>{{Cite web|title=Photo Gallery Album {{!}} DRIP - Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project|url=https://damsafety.in/index.php?page=Photo%20Gallery%20Album&tp=1&origin=front-end&album=Rehabilitation&proj_Code=KL29HH0011-Kallarkutty%20(Neriamangalam)|access-date=2021-07-25|website=damsafety.in}}</ref> at [[Kallarkutty]] in [[Vellathooval]] Panchayath, [[Idukki district|Idukki District]], [[Kerala]]. The water discharged from the Chenkulam Dam's powerhouse and the [[Muthirapuzha river]] is diverted to the [[Neryamangalam]] Powerhouse near [[Panamkutty]] above the [[Lower Periyar Dam]]. The Hydroelectric Project was commissioned on January 27, 1961 to generate 45 MW of power using 3 turbines with a capacity of 15 MW. In 2006, the project was upgraded from 45 MW to 52.65 MW.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Mudirappuzha Basin Hydro Projects|url=https://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=72&Itemid=723&lang=en|access-date=2021-07-07|website=www.kseb.in}}</ref> Taluks through which release flow are [[Udumbanchola|Udumpanchola]], [[Devikulam taluk|Devikulam]], [[Idukki district|Idukki]], [[Kothamangalam]], [[Muvattupuzha Taluk|Muvattupuzha]], [[Kunnathunad|Kunnathunadu]], [[Aluva]], [[Kodungallur|Kodungalloor]] and [[Paravur Taluk|Paravur]].

==Specifications==
*Latitude : 9⁰ 58′ 48 ” N
*Longitude: 77⁰ 00′ 05” E
*Panchayath : Vellathooval
*Village : Vellathooval
*District : Idukki
*River Basin : Mudirapuzha
*River : Mudirapuzha
* Release from Dam to river : Mudirapuzha
*Year of completion : 1961 <ref>{{Cite web|title=Dams In Idukki – Idukki|url=http://idukki-district.com/dams-in-idukki/|access-date=2021-07-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Type of Dam : Masonry- gravity
* Classification : HH ( High Height)
*Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 456.90 m <ref>{{Cite web|title=Heavy rain continues: Shutters of Pambla, Kallarkutty dams to be raised|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/heavy-rain-continues-shutters-of-pambla-kallarkutty-dams-to-be-raised-1.3970024|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>
*Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 456.90 m
*Storage at FRL : 6.8 Mm3
*Height from deepest foundation : 43.00 m
* Length : 182.88 m
* Spillway : Ogee type- 5 Nos. radial gates, each of size 10.97 x 6.4 m <ref>{{Cite web|title=KALLARKUTTY DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=154|access-date=2021-07-24|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Reservoir==
The Kallarkutty dam is the recipient of flows from both arms of the Muthirapuzha sub-basin.<ref>https://theprint.in/opinion/in-monsoon-battered-kerala-idukki-dam-has-stood-tall-to-prevent-floods/97579/</ref> The reservoir thus formed is spread about 0.648 sqkm and has 6.88 million cubic meter capacity. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fisheries.kerala.gov.in/reservoirs-kerala|title = Reservoirs of Kerala | Fisheries Department - Kerala}}</ref> Kallarkutty reservoir hosts Boating and other hydel tourism activities. <ref>{{Citation|title=KALLARKUTTY DAM {{!}} IDUKKI {{!}} Kerala|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJvdMhARI8w|language=en|access-date=2021-07-25}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web|title=kallarkutty dam and boating – CHANNEL TODAY|url=http://www.channeltoday.net/tag/kallarkutty-dam-and-boating/|access-date=2021-07-25|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==References==
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[[Category:Periyar (river)]]
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