Dams in Cauvery Basin

#NamePurposeRiverNearest CityDistrictStateStatusCompletion YearTypeLength (m)Max Height above Foundation (m)
1Alalur DamIrrigationLakshmanathirthaPiriyapatnaMysoreKarnatakaCompleted1983Gravity & Masonry939.617.41
2Albur Kere Dam TipturTumkurKarnataka -
3Amaravathi DamHydroelectric,IrrigationAmaravatiUdumalaippettaiTiruppurTamil NaduCompleted1958Earthen / Gravity & Masonry109550
4Arkavathy DamIrrigationArkavathyKanakapuraRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted2004Earthen / Gravity & Masonry72029.685
5Avalanche DamHydroelectricAvalanche & Emerald StreamsUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1961Gravity & Masonry36657
6Byramangala DamIrrigationVrishabhavathyRamanagaramRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted1943Earthen228622.85
7Chakena Hally DamIrrigationHemavathy RiverHolenarsipurHassanKarnatakaCompleted1970Earthen886.7517.3
8Chickkahole DamIrrigationChickkaholeChamrajnagarChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1958Earthen / Gravity & Masonry75627.53
9Chikkagondanahally DamIrrigationArkavathyKanakapuraRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted1979Earthen51622.3
10Chiklihole DamIrrigationChikliholeSomvarpetKodaguKarnatakaCompleted1985Earthen464.825.3
11Deepambudikere DamIrrigationNaginiKunigalTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1906Earthen60015
12Doddaladahalli DamIrrigationArkavathyKanakapuraRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted1934Earthen33014.95
13East Varahapallam dam East varahapallamUthamangalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1967Gravity & Masonry17318
14Emerald DamHydroelectricEmeraldUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1961Gravity & Masonry32365
15GlenmorganHydroelectricGlenmorgan StUthagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1930Gravity & Masonry8016
16Glenmorgan Forbay DamHydroelectric UdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1930Gravity & Masonry8016
17Gopinatham DamIrrigationCauvery BasinKollegalChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1989Earthen40218.16
18Gowdahally DamIrrigationK.K.HallaYelandurChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1983Earthen731.513.73
19Gundal DamIrrigationGundalKollegalChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1980Earthen121931.55
20Gunderipallam Dam GunderipallamErodeperiyarTamil NaduCompleted1978Earthen62717.7
21Harangi DamHydroelectric,IrrigationHarangiSomvarpetKodaguKarnatakaCompleted1982Earthen / Gravity & Masonry845.853
22Hebbahalla DamIrrigationHebballaHeggadadevankoteMysoreKarnatakaCompleted1965Earthen996.6519.2
23Hemavathy DamIrrigationHemavathyHassanHassanKarnatakaCompleted1979Earthen / Gravity & Masonry469258.5
24Hesaraghatta DamDrinking / Water SupplyArkavathyBangalore NorthBangaloreKarnatakaCompleted1896Earthen156014.78
25Hosahalli DamIrrigationK.K.HallaYelandurChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1985Earthen868.6816.76
26K.Honnamachanahalli DamIrrigationLocal HallaKunigalTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1952Earthen63010
27Kabini DamHydroelectric,IrrigationKabiniHeggadadevankoteMysoreKarnatakaCompleted1974Earthen / Gravity & Masonry2732.459.435
28Kachavanahalli DamIrrigationKarigale & HebbahallaHunsurMysoreKarnatakaCompleted1973Earthen72216.3
29Kadaba DamIrrigationShimsha ValleyGubbiTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1906Earthen168010.5
30Kalikatte DamIrrigationKalikattehallaGundlupetChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1968Earthen112214.84
31Kamarahalli DamIrrigationK.HallihallaGundlupetChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1967Earthen102012
32Kamraju Sagar (Sandy Nalla) Dam SandynallahUthagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1963Earthen / Gravity & Masonry10736
33Kanva DamIrrigationKanvaChannapatnaRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted1946Earthen142222.57
34Karapuzha (Id) DamIrrigationKarapuzhaVayittiriWayanadKeralaCompleted2004Earthen62528
35Karimuddenahalli DamIrrigationLakshman TheerthaHunsurMysoreKarnatakaCompleted1972Earthen422.2518.32
36Kesarigulihalla DamIrrigationK.gulihallaPalakoduDharmapuriTamil NaduCompleted1985Earthen167216.74
37Kodaganar DamIrrigation VedasandurDindigulTamil NaduCompleted1993Earthen / Gravity & Masonry289312.75
38Kothagere Dam KunigalTumkurKarnataka -
39Kowlihalla DamIrrigationCauvery BasinKollegalChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted Earthen39318.5
40Krishnarajasagar DamIrrigationCauveryPandavapuraMandyaKarnatakaCompleted1931Gravity & Masonry262142.62
41Kundah Palam DamHydroelectricKundahUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1961Gravity & Masonry15232
42Kunigal Dodakere DamIrrigationNaginiKunigalTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1906Earthen200011
43Kuppareddy Dam Bangalore SouthBangaloreKarnataka -
44Kuthiraiyar DamIrrigationKuthiraiyarPalaniDindigulTamil NaduCompleted1990Earthen / Gravity & Masonry899.927.38
45Kuttiyadi Spillway DamHydroelectric,IrrigationPanamarampuzhaVayittiriWayanadKeralaCompleted2004Gravity & Masonry56.3838.5
46Lower Bhavani DamHydroelectric,IrrigationBhavaniSatyamangalamErodeTamil NaduCompleted1955Earthen / Gravity & Masonry879762
47Maidal Amanikere DamIrrigationAgasarahalli nalaTumkurTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1895Earthen81013.8
48Mallaghatta DamIrrigationShimsha ValleyTuruvekereTumkurKarnatakaCompleted Earthen75015.6
49Manchanabele DamIrrigationArkavathyMagadiRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted1993Earthen / Gravity & Masonry362.238.71
50Mangala I DamIrrigationNagini RiverKunigalTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1969Earthen61013.1
51Mangala II DamIrrigationCauveryGundlupetChamarajanagarKarnataka 1977Earthen661.425
52Maralvadi DamIrrigationArkavathyKanakapuraRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted1938Earthen48016.5
53Maravakandi Forbay DamHydroelectricAravarihallaUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1947Earthen / Gravity & Masonry41522
54Marconahally DamIrrigationShimsha ValleyKunigalTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1940Earthen / Gravity & Masonry160922.4
55Marudhanadi DamIrrigationMaurdhanadhiDindigulDindigulTamil NaduCompleted1979Earthen80827.43
56Mayasandra DamIrrigationShimsha ValleyTuruvekereTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1906Earthen141010.7
57Mettur DamHydroelectric,IrrigationCauveryMetturSalemTamil NaduCompleted1934Gravity & Masonry1615.4470.41
58Moyar Forebay DamHydroelectric UdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1951Earthen / Gravity & Masonry73122
59Mukurthy Dam MukurthiUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1938-16234
60Muthurayanakere DamIrrigationLocal NalaKunigalTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1970Earthen114012.06
61Nagavathi DamIrrigationNagavathyDharmapuriDharmapuriTamil NaduCompleted1986Earthen30615.81
62Nallathangal Odai Dam Nallathangal OdaiDharapuramTiruppurTamil NaduCompleted2007-345022
63Nallur Amanikere DamIrrigationGundluGundlupetChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1987Earthen180215.04
64Nanganjiyar DamIrrigationNanganjiyarPalaniDindigulTamil NaduCompleted2007Gravity & Masonry268021.5
65Near Kottagiri Saddle DamHydroelectric WayanadKeralaCompleted Earthen86.511
66Nelligudda DamIrrigationBidadi HallaRamanagaramRamanagaraKarnatakaCompleted1940Earthen74017.07
67Neralatti Kere Dam KanakapuraRamanagaraKarnataka -
68New Amachawadi DamIrrigationYennehole StreamChamrajnagarChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1984Earthen54015.29
69Nidasale DamIrrigationNaginiKunigalTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1906Earthen87011
70Nittur DamIrrigationShimsha ValleyGubbiTumkurKarnatakaCompleted1906Earthen135010.5
71Nonavinakere Lake Dam TipturTumkurKarnataka -
72Noyyal Athupalayam DamIrrigationNoyyalKarurKarurTamil NaduCompleted1992Earthen285014.06
73Noyyal Orathupalayam DamIrrigationNoyyalDharapuramTiruppurTamil NaduCompleted1992Earthen229021.7
74Nugu DamHydroelectric,IrrigationNuguHeggadadevankoteMysoreKarnatakaCompleted1959Earthen / Gravity & Masonry637.6543.58
75Obichudanahally DamIrrigationArkavathyBangalore SouthBangaloreKarnatakaCompleted1989Earthen63728.7
76Palar Porundalar DamIrrigationPalarPorundalarPalaniDindigulTamil NaduCompleted1978Earthen245132
77Parappalar DamIrrigationParappalarPalaniDindigulTamil NaduCompleted1974Gravity & Masonry81.0739.62
78Parson�S Valley DamHydroelectricParson Valley StreamUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1966Gravity & Masonry14643
79Pegumbahallah Forebay DamHydroelectricPengumbahallhUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1965Gravity & Masonry18155
80Perumpallam Dam PerumpalamSatyamangalamErodeTamil NaduCompleted -206017.09
81Pillur DamHydroelectricBhavaniMettuppalaiyamCoimbatoreTamil NaduCompleted1967Gravity & Masonry35788
82Ponnaniar DamIrrigationPonnaniyarKulittalaiKarurTamil NaduCompleted1974Earthen / Gravity & Masonry246.8124.84
83Porthimund DamHydroelectricPorthimund StUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1966Gravity & Masonry33556
84Pykara Dam UdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted -193.556
85Sarigehally DamIrrigationShimshaTuruvekereTumkurKarnatakaCompleted Earthen120014.8
86Siddhamalli DamIrrigation UdaiyarpalaiyamAriyalurTamil NaduCompleted1987Earthen505015.15
87Siruvani ( I D) DamDrinking / Water SupplySiruvaniMannarkkadPalakkadKeralaCompleted1984Gravity & Masonry22457
88Suvarnavathy DamIrrigationSuvarnavathyChamrajnagarChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted1984Earthen / Gravity & Masonry1170.425.9
89Taraka DamIrrigationTarakaHeggadadevankoteMysoreKarnatakaCompleted1984Earthen / Gravity & Masonry1272.537.49
90Thonnur DamIrrigationHebballa ValleyPandavapuraMandyaKarnatakaCompleted1000Earthen118.824.384
91Thoppaiyar DamIrrigationThoppaiyarDharmapuriDharmapuriTamil NaduCompleted1986Earthen43519.75
92Tippagondana Hally DamDrinking / Water SupplyArkavathy & KumudavathyBangalore SouthBangaloreKarnatakaCompleted1934Gravity & Masonry451.10449.68
93Turuvekere DamIrrigationShimsha ValleyTuruvekereTumkurKarnatakaCompleted Earthen87012.2
94Uduthorehalla DamIrrigationUduthorehallaKollegalChamarajanagarKarnatakaCompleted Earthen153040
95Uppar( Erode) Dam UpparDharapuramTiruppurTamil NaduCompleted1968Earthen / Gravity & Masonry225619.81
96Upper Bhavani DamHydroelectricBhavaniUdagamandalamThe NilgirisTamil NaduCompleted1965Gravity & Masonry41980
97Varattupallam DamIrrigationVarattupallamBhavaniErodeTamil NaduCompleted1978Earthen179815.5
98Vattamalaikarai Odai DamIrrigationV.K. OdaiDharapuramTiruppurTamil NaduCompleted1978Earthen182020
99Votehole DamIrrigationVoteholeBelurHassanKarnatakaCompleted1984Earthen / Gravity & Masonry90044.48
100West Varahapallam Weir Dam W.V.PallamUthagamandalamNilgiriTamil NaduCompleted1967Gravity & Masonry9235
101Yagachi DamIrrigationYagachiBelurHassanKarnatakaCompleted2001Earthen / Gravity & Masonry128026.237


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