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Idukki

Idukki district · KSEB · Periyar basin · report 04 Aug 2026, 14:00 IST

Storage

43.7%

Previous 43.5%

Water level

715.49 m (2347.4 ft)

FRL 732.43 m (2403.0 ft)

Spillway release

Latest report

Rain forecast

27 mm

Next 72h 79 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk28
Landslide risk29
Reservoir stress38
Watershed saturation30
River overflow12
  • All monitored indicators within normal operating range

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

Revised after the August 2018 Kerala floods

Target today

86%

Actual storage

43.7%

Against curve

-42.7 pts

Rainfall forecast — next 48 hours

Spillway releases

Current weather at the dam

Temperature
20.3°C
Humidity
99%
Rain 24h
50.8 mm
Wind
8 km/h
Gusts
21 km/h
Pressure
932 hPa

AI analysis

Idukki is at blue alert with storage steady at 42.29% and water level at 714.988 m, 17.442 m below the 732.43 m FRL; all gates are closed and spill is 0 cumecs. Recent rain of 59.2 mm and forecasts of 56.2 mm in 24 hours and 87 mm over 72 hours are the main drivers, with flood risk 30 and landslide risk 35; the next alert level would be triggered if continued rainfall raises the reservoir to its higher alert threshold, which is not provided.

  • Warning alert — Idukki · 03 Aug 2026, 10:14 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
1976
Dam type
Double curvature arch
Height
168.9 m (554.2 ft)
Length
366 m (1200.3 ft)
Gross capacity
1460.0 MCM
Live capacity
1460.0 MCM
Catchment area
649 km²
Full reservoir level
732.43 m (2403.0 ft)
Power station
Moolamattom (Idukki HEP)
Installed capacity
780.0 MW
Purpose
Hydroelectric
Operator
KSEB
River
Periyar
Basin
Periyar
Nearby towns
Cheruthoni, Thodupuzha, Kattappana
Emergency contact
1077 / 0486-2222011

Idukki is India's first double-curvature arch dam, built across the Periyar between the Kuravan and Kurathi hills and commissioned in 1976. Together with the Cheruthoni and Kulamavu dams it forms the Idukki reservoir, which feeds the 780 MW underground powerhouse at Moolamattom — the largest hydroelectric station in Kerala.

Periyar river system — levels & flow

Every monitored structure on this river, ordered by how much water it is passing downstream right now.

StructureLevel / FRL (m)StorageInflowOutflowStatus
Lower Periyar (Pambla)Idukki253.00 / 253.00830.1 ft / 830.1 ft100.0%80 m³/sDanger
BhoothathankettuErnakulam28.00 / 34.9591.9 ft / 114.7 ftNormal
MullaperiyarIdukki / 46.33 / 152.0 ftWatch
NeriamangalamIdukki / / Watch
IdukkiIdukki715.49 / 732.432347.4 ft / 2403.0 ft43.7%Normal