Kuttiady (Kakkayam)

Kozhikode district · KSEB · Kuttiadi basin · report 04 Aug 2026, 14:00 IST

Danger

Storage

95.3%

Previous 95.7%

Water level

230.86 m (757.4 ft)

FRL 231.05 m (758.0 ft)

Spillway release

12.7 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

9 mm

Next 72h 41 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk42

Landslide risk18

Reservoir stress82

Watershed saturation15

River overflow19

• Storage high at 95.3%
• Only 0.19 m of freeboard left below FRL
• Level 230.86 m is above the official orange rule level of 230.58 m
• Spillway gates open — 12.67 cumecs released downstream (official remarks: Gate 1 &2 - 0.25 ft opened)

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Kuttiady (Kakkayam) 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: 20.3°C
Humidity: 95%
Rain 24h: 24.8 mm
Wind: 4 km/h
Gusts: 21 km/h
Pressure: 925 hPa

AI analysis

Kuttiady is at red alert with storage at 96.86%, up from 95.97%, and the water level at 230.923 m—just 0.128 m below the 231.051 m FRL. Recent rainfall of 24.8 mm is driving inflows; with 9.4 mm forecast in 24 hours and 40.5 mm over 72 hours, the reservoir is spilling 3.53 cumecs through Gates 1 and 2 opened 0.25 ft, and reaching FRL would trigger the next alert or operational escalation.

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Danger alert — Kuttiady (Kakkayam) · 03 Aug 2026, 10:43 IST
Warning alert — Kuttiady (Kakkayam) · 03 Aug 2026, 10:14 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned: 1972
Dam type: Concrete gravity
Height: —
Length: —
Gross capacity: —
Live capacity: —
Catchment area: —
Full reservoir level: 231.05 m (758.0 ft)
Power station: Kuttiady HEP
Installed capacity: 225.0 MW
Purpose: Hydroelectric
Operator: KSEB
River: Kuttiadi
Basin: Kuttiadi
Nearby towns: Kakkayam, Perambra
Emergency contact: 1077 / 0495-2371002

The Kakkayam (Kuttiady) reservoir on the Kuttiady river drives the Kuttiady power complex in Kozhikode district, expanded over the years to a combined installed capacity of about 225 MW.