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Water Dams in Tamil Nadu
Reservoir Level & Storage Bulletin Storage and Flow Data on Major Reservoirs
Current Reservoir Level: All India

Amaravathi Dam Amaravathi Dam
Bhavanisagar Dam Bhavanisagar Dam
Periyar Dam Periyar Dam
Vagai Dam Vagai Dam
Krishnagiri Dam Krishnagiri Dam
Manimuthar Manimuthar Dam Mettur Dam Mettur Dam Sathanur Dam Sathanur Dam
Papanasam Papanasam Dam Aliyar Dam Aliyar Dam  

Details of Storage Capacity and Opening of Major Reservoirs of Tamil Nadu

Reservoir

Area

Date of Opening

Capacity at FRL in MCFT

FRL in Feet

Mettur Dam

1.Cauvery Delta & Mettur Project
2. Pullambadi Canal, New Kattalai High Canal & Mettur Canal       

Jun 12
Aug 1

93470

120

Bhavani-Sagar

1. Arakkankottai and Tandapatti Channel
2. Lower Bhavani Project

April 15
Aug 15

32800

105

Amaravathi

1. Main Channel
2. Old Channel

Aug.t 1
June 1

4047

110

Krishnagiri

Main Canal

Aug 1

1666

52

Sattanur

1.Right Bank
2. Left Bank
3. Second crop under Thirukoilur
    Ayacut

Oct 1

7321

119

Periyar Dam

1. Cumbum Valley & Main canal
    double crop
2. Main canal single crop
3. Periyar New Extension
    Area(World Bank Aid)

June 1
Aug 15
Sep 15

10570

152

Vaigai Dam

Thirumangalam Main

June

6091

71

ManiMuthar

Main canal

Nov 1

5511

118

Papanasam

1. Advance Kar
2. Regular Kar
3. Pishnam

April 1
June 1
Oct 1

5500

148

Pechiparai

Perunchani Reservoir
Radhapuram canal

June 1
June 16

4450

48

Parambikulam

Aliyar Project
1. Thirumuthy Dam – Main canal /  zone
2. Aliyar Basin
3. Parambikulam Main canal II Zone

July 1
May 15
Nov 17

13408
1744
3864
13408

72
60
120
72

Chitharu
(I & II)

--

June 16

 

 

Komugi

--

Oct 1

 

 

Manjalaru

--

Oct 15

 

 

Manimukthanadhi

--

Oct 1

 

 

KannyaKumari

--

June 1

 

 

Ponneyar

--

Sep 1

 

 

 


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