Mattupetty Site Seen
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Not many think of dams as sightseeing places but Mattupetty is different. Located in the Idukki district of the South Indian state of Kerala, the Mattupetty Dam is more than just a water storage facility. The water body that forms as a result of this gravity dam is often termed as Mattupetty Lake.Made of concrete, the different sections of this dam can function independently. By the sheer
strength of the dam’s weight, it can hold back a total of 55.4 million cubic metres of water! With a water spread area of 323.75 hectares, Mattupetty Dam services a catchment area of 105 square kilometres.The Mattupetty Lake is a perennial lake which never dries up even in the summers, while swelling to its maximum capacity in the monsoon when the rains add to its volume. This availability of water continuously round the year makes it very popular with birds and wild animals that rely on this reservoir to quench their thirst.
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