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Chimoni

Thrissur district · Irrigation · Kurumali basin · report 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 IST

No warning — below every published alert level

Storage

84.0%

Previous 84.0%

Water level

73.37 m (240.7 ft)

FRL 76.40 m (250.7 ft)

Spillway release

0.0 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

6 mm

Next 72h 40 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk35
Landslide risk14
Reservoir stress71
Watershed saturation11
River overflow16
  • Level 73.37 m is below the blue alert level of 74.90 m

Rate of rise(derived)

+0.01 m / 24 h

Downstream exposure

The downstream reach and local body list for Chimoni have not been transcribed from a District Disaster Management Plan yet, so none are shown.

District control room: 1077 / 0487-2362424

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Chimoni in a form this platform can verify, so none is shown. Where an operating curve is published — as for Idukki after the 2018 floods — it is plotted against actual storage instead of being estimated.

Rainfall forecast — next 48 hours

Spillway releases

Current weather at the dam

Temperature
25.0°C
Humidity
93%
Rain 24h
14.0 mm
Wind
4 km/h
Gusts
11 km/h
Pressure
995 hPa

AI analysis

Chimoni has no current alert, with storage steady at 84% and the water level at 73.36 m, 3.04 m below the 76.4 m FRL; there is no spill. Recent rain was 14 mm, with 5.8 mm forecast in 24 hours and 40.4 mm over 72 hours, giving a flood risk of 35 and landslide risk of 14; the next alert would be triggered if continued rainfall raises the reservoir to the authority’s alert-level threshold, which is not provided.

  • Controlled release alert — Chimoni · 23 Aug 2026, 12:37 IST
  • Controlled release alert — Chimoni · 20 Aug 2026, 11:37 IST
  • Watch alert — Chimoni · 03 Aug 2026, 10:13 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
Dam type
Height
Length
Gross capacity
145.0 MCM
Live capacity
145.0 MCM
Catchment area
74 km²
Full reservoir level
76.40 m (250.7 ft)
Power station
Installed capacity
Purpose
Operator
Irrigation
River
Kurumali
Basin
Karuvannur
Nearby towns
Echippara, Thrissur
Emergency contact
1077