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Kallarkutty

Idukki district · KSEB · Muthirapuzha basin · report 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 IST

No warning — below every published alert level

Storage

73.0%

Previous 68.1%

Water level

453.80 m (1488.8 ft)

FRL 456.25 m (1496.9 ft)

Spillway release

Latest report

Rain forecast

12 mm

Next 72h 39 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk38
Landslide risk13
Reservoir stress77
Watershed saturation9
River overflow17
  • Only 2.45 m of freeboard left below FRL
  • Storage rose 4.9 points since last report
  • No official alert levels defined
  • No official alert levels are defined for this structure

Rate of rise(derived)

+0.50 m / 24 h

At the current rate, Red alert band in ~2.4 days (1.20 m to go)

Downstream exposure

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

District control room: 1077 / 04862-233111

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Kallarkutty 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
21.3°C
Humidity
95%
Rain 24h
9.8 mm
Wind
7 km/h
Gusts
19 km/h
Pressure
926 hPa

AI analysis

Kallarkutty has no alert: storage is 70.09%, down from 74.53%, with the water level at 453.5 m versus the 456.25 m FRL; all five gates are closed and spill is 0 cumecs. Despite 26.6 mm of rain in the past 24 hours, only 3.5 mm is forecast in the next 24 hours and 15.5 mm over 72 hours, with flood risk 31 and landslide risk 16; the next alert would be triggered when the reservoir reaches its designated alert threshold, which is not provided.

  • Controlled release alert — Kallarkutty · 27 Aug 2026, 12:37 IST
  • Controlled release alert — Kallarkutty · 06 Aug 2026, 20:30 IST
  • Danger alert — Kallarkutty · 06 Aug 2026, 20:00 IST
  • Controlled release alert — Kallarkutty · 06 Aug 2026, 19:55 IST
  • Danger alert — Kallarkutty · 06 Aug 2026, 18:30 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
Dam type
Height
Length
Gross capacity
Live capacity
Catchment area
Full reservoir level
456.25 m (1496.9 ft)
Power station
Installed capacity
Purpose
Operator
KSEB
River
Muthirapuzha
Basin
Periyar
Nearby towns
Adimali
Emergency contact
1077

Muthirapuzha 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
KundalaIdukki1752.95 / 1758.695751.1 ft / 5770.0 ft52.0%No warning — below every published alert level
KallarIdukki819.80 / 824.482689.6 ft / 2705.0 ft22.8%No warning — below every published alert level
KallarkuttyIdukki453.80 / 456.251488.8 ft / 1496.9 ft73.0%No warning — below every published alert level
Madupetty (Mattupetty)Idukki1577.95 / 1599.595177.0 ft / 5248.0 ft22.4%No warning — below every published alert level