Anathode Dam

{{Short description|Dam in Kerala, India}}

{{Infobox dam

| location_map = India Kerala#India

| name = Anathode Dam

| country = India

| location = Pathanamthitta, Kerala

| purpose = P

| status = O

| owner = Kerala State Electricity Board

| dam_type = G

| dam_length = {{cvt|376.12|m}}

| dam_height_foundation = {{cvt|51.81|m}}

| spillway_count = 4

| spillway_type = Ogee shaped, radial gates, each of size 12.8 x 6.1m

| dam_elevation_crest = {{cvt|975.36|m}}

| opening = {{Start date|1967}}

| res_elevation = {{cvt| 981.46|m}}

| dam_crosses = Kakki river

| coordinates = {{coord|9|20|30|N|77|09|00|E|region:IN|display=inline}}

| res_capacity_total = {{cvt|455400000|m3}}

| plant_capacity = 340

| res_name = Kakki reservoir

| website = [https://dams.kseb.in KSEB - Official website]

| name_official = Anathode Flanking Dam

| construction_began = {{Start date|1964}}

| plant_commission = 1967

| plant_turbines = 2 x 60 MW & 4 x 55 MW, Pelton-type

| plant_annual_gen = 1338 MU

| res_catchment = {{cvt|225.51|km2}}

| plant_operator = Kerala State Electricity Board

| plant_name = Sabarigiri Power Station

| spillway_capacity = 1785 m³/sec

| res_capacity_active = {{cvt|446800000|m3}}

}}

Anathode Dam is a flanking dam of masonry gravity type situated in Sethathode panchayath of Seethathode village in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala, India. This dam is constructed on Anathode river which is a tributary of Pamba river.{{Cite web|last=Kerala State|first=Electricity Board Ltd.|date=|title=Emergency Action Plan (Tier- I) Pamba, Anathode & Kakki Dams|url=https://www.kseb.in/index.php?option=com_jdownloads&task=download.send&id=14001&m=0}}

Anathode is a stream which joins Kakki river downstream of Kakki dam before the confluence with Pamba river. The dam makes a common reservoir with Kakki. The spillway for the reservoir complex is located by the side of Anathode Flanking Dam. The reservoirs formed by the two dams are connected through the natural valley.{{Cite web|last=Pathanamthitta|title=DM PLANS|url=https://pathanamthitta.nic.in/dm-plans|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210726104429/https://pathanamthitta.nic.in/dm-plans/ |archive-date=2021-07-26 }} Kakki & Anathode dams are about 4 kilometers apart by road. Taluks through which release flows are Ranni, Konni, Kozhencherry, Thiruvalla, Chengannur, Kuttanadu, Mavelikara and Karthikappally.{{Cite web|title=Kakki Dam – KSEB Limited Dam Safety Organisation|url=https://dams.kseb.in/?p=118|access-date=2021-07-26|language=en-US}}