Neyyar Dam | |
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Location | Kerala, India |
Coordinates | 8°32′5″N 77°8′45″E / 8.53472°N 77.14583°E |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1958 |
Operator(s) | Government of Kerala |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity dam |
Impounds | Neyyar river |
Height | 56 m (184 ft) |
Length | 294 m (965 ft) |
Dam volume | 105,000 m3 (3,708,040 cu ft) |
Spillways | 4 |
Spillway capacity | 809 m3/s (28,570 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1,060,000,000 m3 (859,356 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 1,010,000,000 m3 (818,820 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 91 km2 (35 sq mi) |
Neyyar dam is a gravity dam on the Neyyar River in Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala, South India, located on the foot of the Western Ghats about 30 km from Thiruvananthapuram.[1] It was established in 1958 and is a popular picnic spot.