Nayanmoola Saddle Dam
Nayanmoola Saddle dam (Malayalam: നായൻമൂല തടയണ) is an earthen dam constructed across Karamanthode at Thariyode village of Wayanad district in Kerala, India. It is a saddle dam of Banasura sagar reservoir built as a part of the Kuttiyadi Augmentation scheme. The dam has a height of and a length of The Kuttiyadi Augmentation Scheme comprises a main dam known as Banasurasagar Dam, an earth fill dam and a concrete gravity spillway dam and six saddle dams namely, a) Kosani ( Earth fill dam) high b) Near Kottagiri ( Earth fill dam) high c) Kottagiri ( Earth fill dam) high d) Kuttiyadi ( Concrete dam) high e) Nayanmoola ( Earth fill dam) high f) Manjoora ( Earth fill dam) high. All the dams, except Kuttiady saddle, are earth fill dams. The Kuttiyadi saddle dam is a concrete dam. The spillway is located adjacent to the main dam at the right bank of the original river course. The water spread area at FRL / MWL is 12.77 km2. The catchment area of Nayanmoola Dam is 61.44 km2. Specifications Latitude :11⁰40’13.92”N *Longitude:75⁰57’45.6”E Panchayath:Thariode Village : Thariode District : Wayanad River Basin : Kabani River : Karamanthodu Release from Dam to river : NA