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Peruvaripallam Dam

Coordinates: 10°26′51.26″N 76°46′0.29″E / 10.4475722°N 76.7667472°E / 10.4475722; 76.7667472
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Peruvaripallam Dam
Peruvaripallam Dam is located in India
Peruvaripallam Dam
Location of Peruvaripallam Dam in India
Peruvaripallam Dam is located in Kerala
Peruvaripallam Dam
Peruvaripallam Dam (Kerala)
Peruvaripallam Dam is located in Tamil Nadu
Peruvaripallam Dam
Peruvaripallam Dam (Tamil Nadu)
Official nameപെരുവരിപാലം
LocationPalakkad district, Kerala
Coordinates10°26′51.26″N 76°46′0.29″E / 10.4475722°N 76.7667472°E / 10.4475722; 76.7667472
Opening date1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Dam and spillways
Height27.74 m (91.0 ft)
Length466 m (1,529 ft)

Peruvaripallam Dam is an earth-filled embankment dam on the Peruvaripallam River in Palakkad district of Kerala, India. The dam's reservoir is connected to the nearby Thunacadavu Reservoir to the south by an open cut channel. It is part of the Parambikulam Aliyar (Irrigation) Project. The Parambikulam Dam is located to the south.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Peruvaripallam D00887". India WRIS. Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2014.