Anathode Dam

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Anathode Dam

Anathode dam (Malayalam :ആനത്തോട് അണക്കെട്ട് ) is a flanking dam of masonry gravity type situated in Sethathode panchayath of Seethathode village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. This dam is constructed on which is a tributary of Pamba river.[1]

is a stream which joins downstream of Kakki Dam before the confluence with Pamba River. The dam makes a common reservoir with Kakki. The spillway for the reservoir complex is located by the side of Anathode Flanking Dam. The reservoirs formed by the two dams are connected through the natural valley.[2] Kakki & Anathode dams are about 4 kilometers apart by road. Taluks through which release flows are Ranni, Konni, Kozhencherry, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Kuttanadu, Mavelikara and Karthikappally.[3]

Specifications[]

  • Latitude : 9⁰20’30”N
  • Longitude : 77⁰09’00”
  • Panchayath : Seethathodu
  • Type of Dam : Masonry – Gravity
  • Village : Seethathodu
  • District : Pathanamthitta
  • River Basin : Pamba
  • River:Kakki- Anathodu (a tributory of Pamba river)
  • Release from Dam to river : Pamba
  • Year of completion:1967
  • Classification : HH (High Height)
  • Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 982.16 m
  • Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 981.46 m
  • Storage at FRL : 454.14 Mm3
  • Height from deepest foundation : 51.81 m[4]
  • Length : 376.12 m
  • Spillway : 4 No. radial gates, each of size 12.8 x 6.1m
  • Crest Level : EL 975.36 m

References[]

  1. ^ Kerala State, Electricity Board Ltd. "Emergency Action Plan (Tier- I) Pamba, Anathode & Kakki Dams".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ Pathanamthitta. "DM PLANS".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "KAKKI DAM – KSEB Limted Dam Safety Organisation". Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. ^ Indiawris. "Dams in Kerala".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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