Kerala

Kerala

Kerala is blessed with natural beauty, rivers and lakes between the Western Ghats and there are 44 rivers in Kerala and has 42 dams and reservoirs.

Some of the most famous dams and reservoirs in Kerala also includes Solaiyar Dam, Kakkayam Dam, Idamalayar Dam, Peringalkuthu Dam and Kakki Reservoir.

District Wise

District	Number of Dams
Ernakulam	2
Idukki	12
Kannur	1
Kollam	1
Kozhikode	2
Palakkad	11
Pathanamthitta	2
Thiruvananthapuram	3
Thrissur	6
Wayanad	2
Total	42

Serial number	River	Name	Area (km2)	District	Co-ordinate	Altitude (m)
1.	Bharathapuzha River	Malampuzha Dam	23.13	Palakkad	10.84°N 76.69°E	104
2.	Bharathapuzha River	Mangalam Dam	3.93	Palakkad	10.51°N 76.54°E	72
3.	Bharathapuzha River	Meenkara Dam	2.59	Palakkad	10.62°N 76.80°E	152
4.	Bharathapuzha River	Chulliar Dam	1.59	Palakkad	10.59°N 76.77°E	143
5.	Bharathapuzha River	Pothundi Dam	3.63	Palakkad	10.54°N 76.63°E	93
6.	Bharathapuzha River	Walayar Dam	2.59	Palakkad	10.84°N 76.86°E	197
7.	Siruvani River	Siruvani Dam		Palakkad
8.	Bharathapuzha River	Kanjirapuzha Dam	5.12	Palakkad	10.98°N 76.55°E	90
9.	Chalakkudy River	Parambikulam	20.92	Palakkad	10.39°N 76.8°E	545
10.	Chalakkudy River	Thunakkadavu Dam	2.83	Palakkad	10.433°N 76.784°E	565
11.	Chalakkudy River	Peruvaaripallam Dam		Palakkad	10.447°N 76.77°E	565
12.	Chalakkudy River	Sholayar Dam	8.70	Thrissur	10° 17' 76° 45'
13.	Chalakkudy River	Peringalkuthu Dam	2.63	Thrissur
14.	Kallada River	Thenmala Dam	25.90	Kollam	09° 57' 77° 4'20"
15.	Karamana River	Aruvikkara Dam	2.58	Thiruvananthapuram	08° 28' 77° 58'
16.	Karuvanoor River	Peechi Dam	12.63	Thrissur	10.53°N 76.39°E	73
17.	Keecheri River	Vazhani Dam	2.55	Thrissur	10° 40' 76° 15'
18.	Kuttiady River	Kuttiady Dam	10.52	Kozhikode	11° 36' 75° 49'27"
19.	Neyyar River	Neyyar Dam	15.00	Thiruvananthapuram	08° 32' 77° 08'
20.	Pamba River	Pamba Dam	5.70	Pathanamthitta	09° 20' 76° 53'
21.	Pamba River	Kakki	18.00	Pathanamthitta	9°17′N 77°15′E	981m
22.	Periyar River	Idukki Dam	61.60	Idukki	09° 48' 76° 53'	720
23.	Periyar River	Ponmudi Dam	2.60	Idukki	09° 55' 77° 05'
24.	Periyar River	Anayirankal Dam	4.33	Idukki	10° 0' 77° 0'
25.	Periyar River	Kundala Dam	2.30	Idukki	10° 0' 77° 0'
26.	Periyar River	Mattupatti Dam	3.24	Idukki	10° 05' 77° 05'
27.	Periyar River	Sengulam Dam	0.33	Idukki	10° 00' 77° 05'
28.	Periyar River	Neriamangalam Dam	4.13	Ernakulam
29.	Periyar River	Bhoothathankettu Dam	6.08	Ernakulam
30.	Periyar River	Periyar Lake	28.90	Idukki	10° 10' 76° 15'
31.	Valapattanam River	Pazhassi Dam	6.48	Kannur
32.	Karamana River	Peppara Dam	5.82	Thiruvananthapuram
33.	Thodupuzha River	Malankara Dam	11.00	Idukki
34.	Kurumali River	Chimmony Dam	85.067	Thrissur	10.4391°N 76.4604°E
35.	Kabini River	Banasura Sagar Dam		Wayanad
36.	Karapuzha River	Karapuzha Dam		Wayanad
37.	Periyar River	Mullaperiyar Dam		Idukki
38.	Periyar River	Cheruthoni Dam		Idukki
39.	Periyar River	Kulamavu Dam		Idukki
40.	Erattayar Lake	Erattayar Dam		Idukki
41.	Kuttiyadi River	Kakkayam Dam	7.15	Kozhikode
42.	Chelakkara River	Asurankund Dam	7.15	Thrissur	10.6855° N, 76.2955° E