Karapuzha Dam

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Karapuzha Dam
Upstream face of the dam
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Official name	Karapuzha Dam
Country	India
Location	Wayanad, Kerala
Coordinates	11°37′03.13″N 76°10′19.34″E / 11.6175361°N 76.1720389°E / 11.6175361; 76.1720389
Purpose	Irrigation
Status	Operational
Construction began	1977; 47 years ago (1977)
Opening date	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Embankment, earth-fill
Impounds	Karapuzha River
Height	28 m (92 ft)
Length	625 m (2,051 ft)
Spillway type	Ogee, radial gate-controlled
Spillway capacity	969 m3/s (34,220 cu ft/s)[1]
Reservoir
Total capacity	76,500,000 m3 (62,020 acre⋅ft)
Active capacity	72,000,000 m3 (58,371 acre⋅ft)
Inactive capacity	4,500,000 m3 (3,648 acre⋅ft)
Surface area	8.55 km2 (3 sq mi)
Normal elevation	763 m (2,503 ft)

Karapuzha Dam located in the Wayanad district of Kerala, is one of the biggest earth dams in India. 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.^[2][3]

Gallery

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  A view of Karapuzha Dam River
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  A view of Karapuzha Dam Shutters
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  A view of Karapuzha Dam
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  Karapuzha Tourism Project
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  The Entrance View
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  Human Slingshot at Karapuzha Tourism Project, Wayanad
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  view point at karapuzha

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