| Malampuzha Dam | |
|---|---|
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  Location of Malampuzha Dam in India  Malampuzha Dam (Kerala) | |
| Official name |  |
| Location | Palakkad District, Kerala |
| Coordinates | 10°49′49.8″N 76°41′1.5″E / 10.830500°N 76.683750°E |
| Construction began | March 1949 |
| Opening date | 9 October 1955 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Malampuzha river |
| Height | 115.06 m |
| Length | 2,069 m |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Malampuzha Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 226 million cubic metres[1] (8 tmc ft) |
| Catchment area | 147.63 sq. km. |
Malampuzha Dam is the second largest dam and reservoirs in Kerala,[2] located near Palakkad, in the state of Kerala in South India, built post independence by the then Madras state. Situated in the scenic hills of the Western Ghats in the background it is a combination of a masonry dam with a length of 1,849 metres and an earthen dam with a length of 220 metres making it the longest dam in the state.[3] The dam is 355 feet high and impounds the Malampuzha River, a tributary of Bharathappuzha, Kerala's second longest river. There is a network of two canal systems that serve the dam's reservoir of 42,090 hectares.[4]
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