Water level in Mullaperiyar dam stands at 123.75 feet
The Hindu
Mullaperiyar and Vaigai dam water levels, inflow, discharge, and rainfall data on Tuesday. Storage in Periyar credit.
Water level in Mullaperiyar dam on Tuesday stood at 123.75 feet (the maximum permissible level is 142 feet) with an inflow of 1,322 cusecs and a discharge of 1,200 cusecs. In Vaigai dam, the level was 51.31 ft. (71 ft.) with an inflow of 848 cusecs and nil discharge. Combined storage in Periyar credit was 4327.96 mcft. The rainfall (in mm) recorded during the 24 hours ending at 6 a.m. on Tuesday was: Mullaperiyar dam 7, Thekkadi 1.6 and Gudalur 0.8.

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