List of dams and reservoirs in Tamil Nadu

This a list of dams and reservoirs that are located in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

List of dams and reservoirs in Tamil Nadu

Name	Purpose	River	Nearest City	Location	Status	Completion Year	Type	Length (m)	Max Height above Foundation (m)	Refs
Aanaimaduvu reservoir	Irrigation	Anaimaduvu	Salem	11.7886°N 78.4315°E / 11.7886; 78.4315	Completed	1993	Earthen	670	27.94
Adavinainarkovil Dam	Irrigation	Thamirabarani River	Tenkasi	Tirunelveli	Completed	2002	Gravity & Masonry	670	40.2
Aliyar Reservoir	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Aliyar River	Pollachi	10°28′56″N 76°58′4″E	Completed	1962	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	3200	44.04	[1]
Amaravathi Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Amaravati	Udumalaippettai	Tiruppur	Completed	1958	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	1095	45
Anaikuttam Dam	Irrigation	Arjuna Nadhi	Sattur	Virudhunagar	Completed	1989	Earthen	2940	9
Andiappanur Odai Dam		Pambar	Vaniyambadi	Vellore	Completed	2007	-	1185	22.5
Avalanche Dam	Hydroelectric	Avalanche & Emerald Streams	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1961	Gravity & Masonry	366	57
Barur Dam		Barur	Krishnagiri	Krishnagiri			-
Berijam Lake		Kodiyetan Ar		Dindigul	Completed		-
Bungihalla Bund		Bhavani	Uthagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1965	Earthen	280	23
Chinnar Dam	Irrigation	Chinnar	Hosur	Krishnagiri	Completed	1977	Earthen	365	29
Chittar I Dam	Irrigation	Chittar	Vilavankod	Kanniyakumari	Completed	1970	Earthen	806	21.94
Chittar II Dam	Irrigation	Chittar	Vilavankod	Kanniyakumari	Completed	1970	Earthen	1076	25
East Varahapallam dam		East varahapallam	Uthamangalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1967	Gravity & Masonry	173	18
Emerald Dam	Hydroelectric	Emerald	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1961	Gravity & Masonry	323	65
Eravangalar Dam	Hydroelectric	Eravangalar	Uttamapalaiyam	Theni	Completed	1978	Gravity & Masonry	242	30
Gatana Dam	Irrigation	Gatana nadhi	Ambasamudram	Tirunelveli	Completed	1974	Earthen	1628	32.92
Glenmorgan	Hydroelectric	Glenmorgan St	Uthagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1930	Gravity & Masonry	80	16
Glenmorgan Forbay Dam	Hydroelectric		Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1930	Gravity & Masonry	80	16
Golwarpatti Dam		Arujuna & Gowsiha	Sattur	Virudhunagar	Completed	1993	-	5700	15.9
Gomukhinadi Dam	Irrigation	Gomukhinadhi	Kallakkurichchi	Viluppuram	Completed	1965	Earthen	2103	24.83
Gundar Dam	Irrigation	Gundar	Sengottai	Tirunelveli	Completed	1983	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	389.9	14.66
Highwavys Dam	Hydroelectric	Highwavys St.	Uttamapalaiyam	Theni	Completed	1978	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	175	35
Irukkangudi Dam	Irrigation	Vaippar, Arjuna	Sattur	Virudhunagar	Completed	2009	Earthen	1850	8.85
Kadamparai Dam	Hydroelectric	Kadambarai	Pollachi	Coimbatore	Completed	1984	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	808	67.5
Kamraju Sagar (Sandy Nalla) Dam		Sandynallah	Uthagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1963	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	107	36
Kariakoil Dam	Irrigation	Kariakovil	Attur	Salem	Completed	1993	Earthen	708	31
Karuppanadhi Dam	Irrigation	Karuppanadhi	Tenkasi	Tirunelveli	Completed	1977	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	890	34.44
Kelavarapalli Dam	Irrigation	Ponniar	Hosur	Krishnagiri	Completed	1993	Earthen	547	13.5
Kesarigulihalla Dam	Irrigation	K.gulihalla	Palakodu	Dharmapuri	Completed	1985	Earthen	1672	16.74
Kodaganar Dam	Irrigation		Vedasandur	Dindigul	Completed	1993	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	2893	12.75
Kodumudiyar Dam	Irrigation	Nambiyar	Nanguneri	Tirunelveli	Completed	2003	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	411	28
Krishnagiri Dam	Irrigation	Ponniar	Krishnagiri	Krishnagiri	Completed	1958	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	990.59	29.26
Kullursandai Dam	Irrigation	Vaippar	Aruppukottai	Virudhunagar	Completed	1984	Earthen	3207	8
Kundah Palam Dam	Hydroelectric	Kundah	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1961	Gravity & Masonry	152	32
Kunderipallam Dam		Kunderipallam	Sathyamangalam	Erode	Completed	1978	Earthen	627	17.7
Kuppanatham Dam		Cheyyar	Chengam	Tiruvannamalai	Completed		-	750	25.2
Kuthiraiyar Dam	Irrigation	Kuthiraiyar	Palani	Dindigul	Completed	1990	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	899.9	27.38
Kuttiyadi (Augmentation Main ) (Padinjarethara)	Hydroelectric	Karamenthodu	Wynad	Kozhikode	Completed	2004	Earthen	628	38
Kuttiyar Dam		Kuttiyar	Kalkulam	Kanniyakumari	Completed		-	93	25
Lower Bhavani Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Bhavani	Sathyamangalam	Erode	Completed	1955	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	8797	62
Lower Kodayar Dam	Hydroelectric	Kodayar	Vilavankod	Kanniyakumari	Completed	1972	Gravity & Masonry	152	61
Lower Nirar Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Nirar	Pollachi	Coimbatore	Completed	1982	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	188.97	50.29
Mambazhathuraiyar		Mambazhathuraiyar	Kanyakumari	Kanniyakumari	Completed	2011	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	360	24
Manalar Dam	Hydroelectric	Manalar	Uttamapalaiyam	Theni	Completed	1978	Gravity & Masonry	185	40
Manimukthanadhi Dam	Flood Control,Irrigation	Manimuktha	Kallakkurichchi	Viluppuram	Completed	1970	Earthen	3618	21
Manimuthar Dam	Irrigation	Manimuthur	Ambasamudram	Tirunelveli	Completed	1958	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	2825	45.72
Manjalar Dam	Irrigation	Manjalar	Periyakulam	Theni	Completed	1967	Earthen	1043	28.33
Maravakandi Forbay Dam	Hydroelectric	Aravarihalla	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1947	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	415	22
Marudhanadi Dam	Irrigation	Maurdhanadhi	Dindigul	Dindigul	Completed	1979	Earthen	808	27.43
Mettur Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Kaveri	Mettur	Salem	Completed	1934	Gravity & Masonry	1615.44	70.41	[1]
Mirugandanadhi Dam			Polur	Tiruvannamalai	Completed		-
Mordhana Dam	Irrigation	Koundanyanadhi	Gudiyattam	Vellore	Completed	2001	Gravity & Masonry	475	23.89
Moyar Forebay Dam	Hydroelectric		Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1951	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	731	22
Mukurthy Dam		Mukurthi	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1938	-	162	34
Nagavathi Dam	Irrigation	Nagavathy	Dharmapuri	Dharmapuri	Completed	1986	Earthen	306	15.81
Nallathangal Odai Dam		Nallathangal Odai	Dharapuram	Tiruppur	Completed	2007	-	3450	22
Nambiar Dam	Irrigation	Nambiar	Radhapuram	Tirunelveli	Completed	2004	Earthen	2605	10.84
Nanganjiyar Dam	Irrigation	Nanganjiyar	Oddanchatram	Dindigul	Completed	2007	Gravity & Masonry	2680	21.5
Nilayur Bed Dam	Irrigation	Vagai		Madurai	Completed		Earthen
Noyyal Athupalayam Dam	Irrigation	Noyyal	Karur	Karur	Completed	1992	Earthen	2850	14.06
Noyyal Orathupalayam Dam	Irrigation	Noyyal	Dharapuram	Tiruppur	Completed	1992	Earthen	2290	21.7
Palar Porundalar Dam	Irrigation	PalarPorundalar	Palani	Dindigul	Completed	1978	Earthen	2451	32
Pambar Dam	Flood Control,Irrigation	Pambar	Uttangarai	Krishnagiri	Completed	1983	Earthen	652	16.5
Papanasam Dam	Hydroelectric	Thambraparani	Ambasamudram	Tirunelveli	Completed	1944	Gravity & Masonry	409	18
Parappalar Dam	Irrigation	Parappalar	Oddanchatram	Dindigul	Completed	1974	Gravity & Masonry	81.07	39.62
Parson's Valley Dam	Hydroelectric	Parson Valley Stream	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1966	Gravity & Masonry	146	43
Pechiparai Dam	Irrigation	Kodaiyar	Vilavankod	Kanniyakumari	Completed	1906	Gravity & Masonry	555	46.32
Pegumbahallah Forebay Dam	Hydroelectric	Pengumbahallh	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1965	Gravity & Masonry	181	55
Periyar Forebay		Vairavanar	Theni	Theni	Completed	1958	Gravity & Masonry	88	38
Perumpallam Dam		Perumpalam	Sathyamangalam	Erode	Completed		-	2060	17.09
Perunchani Dam	Irrigation	Paralayar	Kalkulam	Kanniyakumari	Completed	1952	Gravity & Masonry	308	36.27
Pilavukkal Kovilar Dam		Kovilar	Usilampatti	Madurai	Completed		-	639.27	16
Pilavukkal Periyar Dam		Periyar	Srivilliputtur	Virudhunagar	Completed		-	864	17
Pillur Dam	Hydroelectric	Bhavani	Mettuppalaiyam	Coimbatore	Completed	1967	Gravity & Masonry	357	88
Poigaiyar Dam	Irrigation	Poigai	Tovala	Kanniyakumari	Completed	2000	Earthen	2290	24
Ponnaniar Dam	Irrigation	Ponnaniyar	Kulittalai	Karur	Completed	1974	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	246.81	24.84
Poondi Dam	Irrigation	Kosasthalaiyar	Tiruvallur	Thiruvallur	Completed	1944	Earthen	3856	12.27
Porthimund Dam	Hydroelectric	Porthimund St	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1966	Gravity & Masonry	335	56
Puthen Dam	Irrigation	Kodayar		Kanniyakumari	Completed		-
Pykara Dam			Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed		-	193.5	56
Rajathope Kanar Dam	Irrigation	Rajathopekanar	Chittoor	Chittoor	Completed	1997	Gravity & Masonry	260
Ramanadhi Dam	Irrigation	Ramanadhi	Ambasamudram	Tirunelveli	Completed	1974	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	836.57	31.09
Sathanur Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Ponniar	Chengam	Tiruvannamalai	Completed	1958	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	786.37	44.81
Sathiyar		Sathaiyaru	Madurai	Madurai	Completed	1965	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	409.63	14.93
Servalar Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Servalar/ Tambiraparani	Ambasamudram	Tirunelveli	Completed	1986	Gravity & Masonry	465	57
Shanmuganadhi Dam			Uttamapalaiyam	Theni	Completed	2004	-
Shenbagathope Dam	Irrigation	Kamandalar	Polur	Tiruvannamalai	Completed	2007	Earthen	1015	26.6
Sholayar Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Sholayar	Pollachi	Coimbatore	Completed	1971	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	1244.18	105.16
Shoolagiri Chinnar Dam	Irrigation	Shoolagiri Chinnar	Hosur	Krishnagiri	Completed	1986	Earthen	415	25.3
Siddhamalli Dam	Irrigation		Udaiyarpalaiyam	Ariyalur	Completed	1987	Earthen	5050	15.15
Sothupparai Dam	Irrigation	Varaganadhi	Kodaikkanal	Dindigul	Completed	2001	Gravity & Masonry	320	57.64
Thirumurthi Dam	Irrigation	Palar	Udumalaippettai	Tiruppur	Completed	1967	Earthen	2628	34.14
Thoppaiyar Dam	Irrigation	Thoppaiyar	Dharmapuri	Dharmapuri	Completed	1986	Earthen	435	19.75
Thumblahalli Dam	Flood Control,Irrigation	Pulapatti	Palakodu	Dharmapuri	Completed	1983	Earthen	1054	12.6
Uppar( Erode) Dam		Uppar	Dharapuram	Tiruppur	Completed	1968	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	2256	19.81
Upper Aliyar Dam	Hydroelectric	Aliyar	Pollachi	Coimbatore	Completed	1971	Gravity & Masonry	315	81
Upper Bhavani Dam	Hydroelectric	Bhavani	Udagamandalam	The Nilgiris	Completed	1965	Gravity & Masonry	419	80
Upper Kodayar Dam	Hydroelectric	Kodayar	Kalkulam	Kanniyakumari	Completed	1972	Gravity & Masonry	166	88
Upper Kodayar Diversion dam		Kodayar		Kanniyakumari	Completed		-
Vadakku Paichaiyar Dam	Irrigation	Vadakkupaichaiyar	Nanguneri	Tirunelveli	Completed	2003	Earthen	3115	20.1
Vaigai Dam	Hydroelectric, Irrigation	Vaigai	Periyakulam	Theni	Completed	1959	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	3474	33.83
Vaniar Dam	Irrigation	Vaniar	Harur	Dharmapuri	Completed	1985	Earthen	1136	31
Varadhamanadhi Dam		Varadhamanadhi	Palani	Dindugal Anna	Completed	1978	Earthen	297	26
Varattar Dam	Irrigation		Harur	Dharmapuri	Completed	2005	Earthen / Gravity & Masonry	1136	31.17
Varattupallam Dam	Irrigation	Varattupallam	Bhavani	Erode	Completed	1978	Earthen	1798	15.5
Vattamalaikarai Odai Dam	Irrigation	V.K. Odai	Dharapuram	Tiruppur	Completed	1978	Earthen	1820	20
Vembakottai Dam	Irrigation		Sattur	Virudhunagar	Completed	1985	Earthen	3216	9.7
Vennir-Ar Dam		Vennirar	Chinnamanur	idukki	Completed	1978	Gravity & Masonry	96	29
Vidur Dam	Irrigation	Varahanadi	Tindivanam	Viluppuram	Completed	1959	Earthen	4380	22.55
West Varahapallam Weir Dam		W.V.Pallam	Uthagamandalam	Nilgiri	Completed	1967	Gravity & Masonry	92	35
Western Catchment No. I Dam	Hydroelectric	Arickyampuzha	Uthagamandalam	Nilgiri	Completed	1966	Gravity & Masonry	72	18
Western Catchment No. II Dam	Hydroelectric	Karampuzha	Uthagamandalam	Nilgiri	Completed	1966	Gravity & Masonry	85	30
Western Catchment No. III Dam	Hydroelectric	Karampuzha	Uthagamandalam	Nilgiri	Completed	1966	Gravity & Masonry	92	26
Willington Dam (எமனேரி)	Irrigation	vellaru river main water storage source for this dam.	Ivanur,Tittagudi	Cuddalore	Completed	1923	Earthen	4023	17.22

References

1. "Naional Register of Large Dams (NRLD)-2019" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Central Water Commission, Ministry of Jal Shakti. pp. 266–273. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.