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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Dam in Wayanad, Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Karapuzha Dam<br />
| name_official = Karapuzha Dam <br />
| image = Karappuzha Dam.JPG<br />
| image_size = <br />
| image_caption = Upstream face of the dam<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| location_map = India#India Kerala#India Karnataka#India Tamil Nadu<br />
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| coordinates = {{coord|11|37|03.13|N|76|10|19.34|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| location = [[Wayanad]], [[Kerala]]<br />
| purpose = Irrigation<br />
| status = O<br />
| construction_began = {{start date and age|1977}}<br />
| opening = {{start date and age|2004}}<br />
| demolished = <br />
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| dam_type = Embankment, earth-fill<br />
| dam_height = {{Convert|28|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_height_thalweg = <br />
| dam_height_foundation= <br />
| dam_length = {{Convert|625|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_width_crest = <br />
| dam_width_base = <br />
| dam_volume = <br />
| dam_elevation_crest =<br />
| dam_crosses = Karapuzha River<br />
| spillway_count = <br />
| spillway_type = Ogee, [[radial gate]]-controlled<br />
| spillway_capacity = {{Convert|969|m3/s|ft3/s|0|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite web|title=National Register of Large Dams - 2009 (India) |url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |publisher=Dam Safety Organization of the States |access-date=11 March 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165130/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref><br />
| res_name = <br />
| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|76500000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| res_capacity_active = {{Convert|72000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| res_capacity_inactive= {{Convert|4,500,000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| res_catchment = <br />
| res_surface = {{Convert|8.55|km2|mi2|0|abbr=on}}<br />
| res_elevation = {{Convert|763|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} <br />
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}}<br />
'''Karapuzha Dam''' located in the [[Wayanad]] district of [[Kerala]], Karapuzha Dam is located in the greenish and natural regions of [[Wayanad]], [[Kerala]] on the Karapuzha River, a tributary of the [[Kabini River]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Water Resources - Karapuzha Irrigation Project|url=http://www.wyd.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86:water-resources&catid=25:mainmenu&Itemid=60|publisher=Kerala Government|access-date=6 March 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103823/http://www.wyd.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86:water-resources&catid=25:mainmenu&Itemid=60|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=KARAPUZHA IRRIGATION PROJECT|url=http://www.irrigation.kerala.gov.in/pjt_&_pgm/Karapuzha.php|publisher=Dept. of Irrigation, Kerala Govt}}</ref><br />
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==Gallery==<br />
<gallery><br />
Lake of Karapuzha Dam.jpeg|A view of Karapuzha Dam River<br />
Karapuzha Dam7.JPG|A view of Karapuzha Dam Shutters<br />
Karapuzha DamA1.JPG|A view of Karapuzha Dam<br />
Karapuzha Tourism Project.jpg|Karapuzha Tourism Project<br />
Karapuzha Tourism Project Entrance.jpg|The Entrance View<br />
Karapuzha Tourism Project Human Slingshot.jpg|Human Slingshot at Karapuzha Tourism Project, Wayanad<br />
Karapuzha Dam Adventure Park and Garden, Kalpetta (70).jpg|view point at karapuzha<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Commons category|Karapuzha Dam}}<br />
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{{Dams in Kerala}}<br />
{{Tourism in Kerala}}<br />
{{Wayanad}}<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 2004]]<br />
[[Category:2004 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Earth-filled dams]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Wayanad district]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Wayanad district]]<br />
[[Category:Dams in Wayanad district]]</div>
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