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Peppara Dam

Peppara Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Karamana River in District. It is built by the Kerala Water Authority in 1983 has a catchment area of 83 km2 and receives an average rain fall of 481 cm.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bonacaud and Vithura.

Hamlet
is the base station of the famous peak, Agasthyarkoodam in the Agasthya hills. The Agasthya hill range is famous for its abundance of rare herbs and medicinal plants. is situated 7 km northeast of Peppara Dam.

Town
Photo: Georgekalathoor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
, also known as the Hill City Of Thiruvananthapuram, is located 36 km from capital of the state in . is the culmination of the crossroads to many tourist, cultural, and religious centres. is situated 8 km northwest of Peppara Dam.

Village
is a village in Vithura Thiruvananthapuram district in the state of , . is situated 9 km west of Peppara Dam.

Peppara Dam

Latitude
8.62262° or 8° 37′ 21″ north
Longitude
77.13827° or 77° 8′ 18″ east
Operator
Irrigation Design and Reserch Board
Open location code
6JWVJ4FQ+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 808713355
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q48725503
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In Other Languages

From Hindi to Tamil—“Peppara Dam” goes by many names.
  • Hindi: “पेप्पारा बाँध”
  • Malayalam: “പേപ്പാറ അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Malayalam: “പേപ്പാറ ഡാം”
  • Tamil: “பேப்பரா அணை”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Generation Section, Kerala State Electricity Board Limited, Peppara and Peppara Dam.

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