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Kuttiady (Kakkayam, KSEB)

Kozhikode district · KSEB · Kuttiadi basin · report 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 IST

No warning — below every published alert level

Storage

42.3%

Previous 39.9%

Water level

749.29 m (2458.3 ft)

FRL 758.04 m (2487.0 ft)

Spillway release

Latest report

Rain forecast

7 mm

Next 72h 22 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk21
Landslide risk8
Reservoir stress43
Watershed saturation4
River overflow9
  • Level 749.29 m is below the blue alert level of 755.50 m

Rate of rise(derived)

+0.46 m / 24 h

At the current rate, Blue alert band in ~14 days (6.21 m to go)

Downstream exposure

Kuttiadi river below Kakkayam / Peruvannamuzhi towards Vadakara

Local bodies on this reach: Kayakkodi, Velom, Maruthonkara, Nadapuram, Vadakara

District control room: 1077 / 0495-2371002

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Kuttiady (Kakkayam, KSEB) 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
22.6°C
Humidity
88%
Rain 24h
2.2 mm
Wind
3 km/h
Gusts
18 km/h
Pressure
926 hPa

AI analysis

Kuttiady reservoir is at 61.84% storage, up from 59.69%, with the water level at 752.61 m against the 758.04 m FRL; all spillway gates remain closed and spill is 0 cumecs. The rise is being driven by 7 mm of rain in the past 24 hours, with 7.6 mm forecast over the next 24 hours and 31.4 mm over 72 hours; the next alert level would be triggered if the water level reaches the applicable alert threshold, which is not provided.

  • Blue alert alert — Kuttiady (Kakkayam, KSEB) · 06 Aug 2026, 21:37 IST
  • Warning alert — Kuttiady (Kakkayam) · 06 Aug 2026, 13:37 IST
  • Danger alert — Kuttiady (Kakkayam) · 03 Aug 2026, 14:37 IST
  • Danger alert — Kuttiady (Kakkayam) · 03 Aug 2026, 11:15 IST
  • Warning alert — Kuttiady (Kakkayam) · 03 Aug 2026, 10:45 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
1972
Dam type
Concrete gravity
Height
Length
Gross capacity
Live capacity
Catchment area
Full reservoir level
758.04 m (2487.0 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.

Kuttiadi 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
Kuttiyadi (Irrigation)Kozhikode37.59 / 44.41123.3 ft / 145.7 ft49.0%16 m³/sControlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning
Kuttiady (Kakkayam, KSEB)Kozhikode749.29 / 758.042458.3 ft / 2487.0 ft42.3%No warning — below every published alert level