Anathode Dam

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Anathode Dam
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Anathode Dam (India)
Official nameAnathode Flanking Dam
Country India
Location Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Coordinates 9°20′30″N77°09′00″E / 9.34167°N 77.15000°E / 9.34167; 77.15000
Purpose Power
StatusOperational
Construction began1964 (1964)
Opening date1967 (1967)
Owner(s) Kerala State Electricity Board
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity dam
ImpoundsKakki river
Height (foundation)51.81 m (170.0 ft)
Length376.12 m (1,234.0 ft)
Elevation at crest975.36 m (3,200.0 ft)
Spillways 4
Spillway typeOgee shaped, radial gates, each of size 12.8 x 6.1m
Spillway capacity1785 m3/sec
Reservoir
CreatesKakki reservoir
Total capacity455,400,000 m3 (1.608×1010 cu ft)
Active capacity446,800,000 m3 (1.578×1010 cu ft)
Catchment area 225.51 km2 (87.07 sq mi)
Normal elevation981.46 m (3,220.0 ft)
Sabarigiri Power Station
Operator(s)Kerala State Electricity Board
Commission date1967
Turbines 2 x 60 MW & 4 x 55 MW, Pelton-type
Installed capacity 340 MW
Annual generation 1338 MU
Website
KSEB - Official website

Anathode Dam 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 Anathode river which is a tributary of Pamba river. [1]

Contents

Anathode is a stream which joins Kakki river 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

References

  1. Kerala State, Electricity Board Ltd. "Emergency Action Plan (Tier- I) Pamba, Anathode & Kakki Dams".
  2. Pathanamthitta. "DM PLANS". Archived from the original on 2021-07-26.
  3. "Kakki Dam – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation" . Retrieved 2021-07-26.
  4. Indiawris. "Dams in Kerala". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09.