Kulamavu Saddle Dam (Near Junction) is one of the two saddle dams of Idukki Reservoir constructed across Kilivallithodu River, which is a tributary of Periyar river at Arakkulam village in Idukki District of Kerala, India. It is a rolled-earth dam with a height of and a length of . The road to Idukki from Thodupuzha passes over this saddle dam.
Specifications
- Location:
- Classification: MH â Medium Height
- Village: Arakkulam
- Maximum Water Level (MWL): EL
- District: Idukki
- River Basin: Periyar
- River: Kilivallithodu
- Release from Dam to river: NA
- Year of completion: 1977
- Name of Project: Idukki HEP
- Purpose of Project: Hydro Power
- Type of Dam: Rolled-earth
- Full Reservoir Level (FRL):
- Storage at FRL:
- Height from deepest foundation:
- Length:
- Spillway: No spillway
- Officers in charge & phone No.:
- Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Division No. II, Vazhathope, Idukki (Dist.), Kerala, PIN 685602, Phone 9446008425
- Assistant Executive Engineer, Dam Safety Sub Division, Vazhathope, Idukki ( Dist.), Kerala, PIN 685602, Phone 9496011961
- Installed capacity of the Project: 780 MW
- Project Identification Code (PIC): KL29HH0059
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