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Moolathara (Regulator)

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

Controlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning

Storage

Water level

181.55 m (595.6 ft)

FRL 184.70 m (606.0 ft)

Spillway release

8.7 cumecs

Latest report

Rain forecast

4 mm

Next 72h 26 mm

Storage & water level — last 30 days

Risk breakdown

Flood risk17
Landslide risk14
Reservoir stress31
Watershed saturation9
River overflow8
  • Shutters / gates reported open — controlled release
  • No official alert levels are defined for this structure

Rate of rise(derived)

0.00 m / 24 h

Downstream exposure

The downstream reach and local body list for Moolathara (Regulator) have not been transcribed from a District Disaster Management Plan yet, so none are shown.

District control room: 1077 / 0491-2505309

Rule curve — seasonal operating target

No rule curve (seasonal guide curve) is published for Moolathara (Regulator) 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
27.4°C
Humidity
84%
Rain 24h
12.6 mm
Wind
11 km/h
Gusts
22 km/h
Pressure
1004 hPa

AI analysis

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

  • Controlled release alert — Moolathara (Regulator) · 06 Aug 2026, 20:37 IST
  • Danger alert — Moolathara (Regulator) · 06 Aug 2026, 18:30 IST
  • Controlled release alert — Moolathara (Regulator) · 06 Aug 2026, 18:24 IST
  • Danger alert — Moolathara (Regulator) · 03 Aug 2026, 10:13 IST

Reservoir information bulletin

Commissioned
Dam type
Height
Length
Gross capacity
Live capacity
Catchment area
Full reservoir level
184.70 m (606.0 ft)
Power station
Installed capacity
Purpose
Operator
Irrigation
River
Gayathripuzha
Basin
Bharathapuzha
Nearby towns
Emergency contact
Kerala SDMA: 1077 / 0471-2364424

Gayathripuzha 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
Moolathara (Regulator)Palakkad181.55 / 184.70595.6 ft / 606.0 ft9 m³/sControlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning
MeenkaraPalakkad152.00 / 156.36498.7 ft / 513.0 ft22.0%3 m³/sControlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning
ChulliyarPalakkad145.92 / 154.08478.7 ft / 505.5 ft19.0%2 m³/sControlled release — water is being released in regulated quantities, not a danger warning