Malampuzha

Palakkad district · Irrigation · Malampuzha basin · report 04 Aug 2026, 11:00 IST

Normal

Storage

37.0%

Previous 36.0%

Water level

107.59 m (353.0 ft)

FRL 115.06 m (377.5 ft)

Spillway release

1.2 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

10 mm

Next 72h 31 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk18

Landslide risk14

Reservoir stress34

Watershed saturation7

River overflow8

• Controlled outflow of 1.24 cumecs (gates not reported open)

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Malampuzha 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: 100%
Rain 24h: 6.7 mm
Wind: 17 km/h
Gusts: 35 km/h
Pressure: 999 hPa

AI analysis

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

Warning alert — Malampuzha · 03 Aug 2026, 10:13 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned: 1955
Dam type: Masonry gravity with earth flanks
Height: 42.0 m (137.8 ft)
Length: 1849 m (6066.3 ft)
Gross capacity: 226.0 MCM
Live capacity: 226.0 MCM
Catchment area: 148 km²
Full reservoir level: 115.06 m (377.5 ft)
Power station: —
Installed capacity: —
Purpose: Irrigation and drinking water
Operator: Irrigation Department
River: Malampuzha
Basin: Bharathapuzha
Nearby towns: Palakkad, Malampuzha
Emergency contact: 1077 / 0491-2505309

Malampuzha, commissioned in 1955 across a tributary of the Bharathapuzha, is Kerala's largest irrigation reservoir and the main drinking-water source for Palakkad town.