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Show map of India Official name Anathode Flanking Dam Country India Location Pathanamthitta , Kerala Coordinates 9°20′30″N 77°09′00″E / 9.34167°N 77.15000°E / 9.34167; 77.15000 Purpose Power Status Operational Construction began 1964 (1964 ) Opening date 1967 (1967 ) Owner(s) Kerala State Electricity Board Type of dam Gravity dam Impounds Kakki river Height (foundation) 51.81 m (170.0 ft) Length 376.12 m (1,234.0 ft) Elevation at crest 975.36 m (3,200.0 ft) Spillways 4 Spillway type Ogee shaped, radial gates, each of size 12.8 x 6.1m Spillway capacity 1785 m³/sec Creates Kakki reservoir Total capacity 455,400,000 m3 (1.608× 1010 cu ft) Active capacity 446,800,000 m3 (1.578× 1010 cu ft) Catchment area 225.51 km2 (87.07 sq mi) Normal elevation 981.46 m (3,220.0 ft) Operator(s) Kerala State Electricity Board Commission date 1967 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]
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
Latitude : 9⁰20’30”N
Longitude : 77⁰09’00”
Panchayath : Seethathodu
Type of Dam : Masonry – Gravity
Village : Seethathodu
District : Pathanamthitta
River Basin : Pamba
River:Kakki- Anathodu (a tributary of Pamba river)
Release from Dam to river : Pamba
Year of completion:1967
Classification : HH (High Height)
Maximum Water Level (MWL) : EL 982.16 m
Full Reservoir Level ( FRL) : EL 981.46 m
Storage at FRL : 454.14 Mm3
Height from deepest foundation : 51.81 m[ 4]
Length : 376.12 m
Spillway : 4 No. radial gates, each of size 12.8 x 6.1m
Crest Level : EL 975.36 m
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