Moozhiyar Dam

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Moozhiyar Dam is a gravity dam in Pathanamthitta district, Kerala, near Kakki reservoir in Seethathodu panchayath. It creates the Moozhiyar Reservoir and helps power the Kakkad Hydroelectric Project, which is part of the Pamba river basin. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) maintains the dam and its associated works.

The dam
- Type: Gravity dam
- Height: 30.04 m; Length: 176.5 m
- Crest level: about 186.53 m above sea level; Crest width: 6.40 m
- Dam material: about 52,160 m3
- Spillways: 3 radial gates (each 7.62 × 6.70 m)

Reservoir
- Active storage: 1.16 million cubic meters
- Full reservoir level: 192.63 m
- Minimum drawdown level: 181.36 m
- Surface area: 0.1457 square kilometers
- Catchment area: 36.52 square kilometers

Power generation
- Power station: Kakkad Hydroelectric Project
- Installed capacity: 50 MW (2 × 25 MW Francis turbines)
- Annual generation: about 262 million units (MU)
- Commissioning: 1999 (machine commissioned on 16 September 1999)

Operation and river flow
- The project uses water from the Moozhiyar and Velluthode rivers and tailrace water from the Sabarigiri power station. Two dams feed water to the powerhouse.
- Water releases travel through the taluks of Ranni, Konni, Kozhencherry, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Kuttanadu, Mavelikara, and Karthikappally.

Background
- The Kakkad Hydroelectric Project is the second stage development of the Pamba river basin.