Malampuzha

Palakkad district · Irrigation · Malampuzha basin · report 18 Sep 2026, 11:00 IST

Storage

50.0%

Previous 50.0%

Water level

109.58 m (359.5 ft)

FRL 115.06 m (377.5 ft)

Spillway release

12.3 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

6 mm

Next 72h 39 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk22

Landslide risk14

Reservoir stress43

Watershed saturation10

River overflow10

• Releasing 12.29 cumecs — controlled release
• Controlled outflow of 12.29 cumecs (gates not reported open)

Rate of rise(derived)

-0.03 m / 24 h

Downstream exposure

Bharathapuzha headworks below Malampuzha through Palakkad town

Local bodies on this reach: Malampuzha, Palakkad Municipality, Kannadi, Parali

District control room: 1077 / 0491-2505309

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: 26.1°C
Humidity: 90%
Rain 24h: 10.7 mm
Wind: 14 km/h
Gusts: 29 km/h
Pressure: 1002 hPa

AI analysis

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

Controlled release alert — Malampuzha · 06 Aug 2026, 20:30 IST
Controlled release alert — Malampuzha · 06 Aug 2026, 19:55 IST
Controlled release alert — Malampuzha · 06 Aug 2026, 18:24 IST
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.