Kakki Reservoir

Kakki Reservoir
Kakki Reservoir
	Location of Kakki Reservoir in Kerala Kakki Reservoir (India)
Country	India
Location	Pathanamthitta, Kerala
Coordinates	9°19′27″N 77°09′21″E / 9.32417°N 77.15583°E
Purpose	Power
Reservoir
Creates	Kakki Reservoir
Total capacity	454,200,000 m3 (1.604×1010 cu ft)
Inactive capacity	76,300,000 m3 (2.69×109 cu ft)
Catchment area	225.33 km2 (87.00 sq mi)
Surface area	17.51 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Maximum water depth	982.16 m (3,222.3 ft)
Normal elevation	981.46 m (3,220.0 ft)

Kakki Reservoir is a reservoir, located in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India.^[1] The lake, which was created when Kakki Dam (9°19′31″N 77°08′31″E / 9.3253°N 77.1420°E / 9.3253; 77.1420) and Anathode dam (9°20′29″N 77°09′01″E / 9.3413°N 77.1503°E / 9.3413; 77.1503) were built, is on one of the tributaries of Pamba, the Kakki tributary. The dams were built in 1966 as part of the Sabarigiri Hydroelectric project. Full reservoir level (FRL) is 981.45 meters above sea level according to the operators of the "twin" reservoirs, the Kerala State Electricity Board.^[2] The reservoir, which is also a tourist spot, is nestled in the Ranni reserve forest, very close to the Western Ghats.^[3]

Features

^ "Places of Interest". Government of Kerala. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
^ "Anathode reservoir shutters opened". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 28 October 2007. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007.
^ "District handbook" (PDF). Government of Kerala. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2009.
^ "Kerala State Electricity Board Limited - Pamba Basin HydroProjects". www.kseb.in. Retrieved 22 July 2021.