Karapuzha

Wayanad district · Irrigation · Karapuzha basin · report 04 Aug 2026, 11:00 IST

Danger

Storage

43.0%

Previous 43.0%

Water level

757.15 m (2484.1 ft)

FRL 763.00 m (2503.3 ft)

Spillway release

3.9 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

22 mm

Next 72h 37 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk20

Landslide risk12

Reservoir stress37

Watershed saturation9

River overflow9

• Spillway gates open — 3.94 cumecs released downstream (official remarks: 3/3 spillway shutter opened @10cm each, Outflow for drinking water)

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Karapuzha 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: 19.9°C
Humidity: 99%
Rain 24h: 8.2 mm
Wind: 5 km/h
Gusts: 12 km/h
Pressure: 915 hPa

AI analysis

An AI analysis for this reservoir will appear after the next scheduled briefing.

Danger alert — Karapuzha · 04 Aug 2026, 02:00 IST
Danger alert — Karapuzha · 04 Aug 2026, 01:44 IST
Watch alert — Karapuzha · 03 Aug 2026, 22:15 IST
Watch alert — Karapuzha · 03 Aug 2026, 10:19 IST
Danger alert — Karapuzha · 03 Aug 2026, 10:13 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned: —
Dam type: —
Height: —
Length: —
Gross capacity: 76.5 MCM
Live capacity: 76.5 MCM
Catchment area: —
Full reservoir level: 763.00 m (2503.3 ft)
Power station: —
Installed capacity: —
Purpose: —
Operator: Irrigation
River: Karapuzha
Basin: Kabini
Nearby towns: Sultan Bathery, Kalpetta
Emergency contact: 1077