Adavinainar Dam
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| Adavinainar Dam | |
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  Adavinainar Dam Location of the Adavinainar Dam in Tamil Nadu  Adavinainar Dam Adavinainar Dam (India) | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Mekkarai Village, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu |
| Coordinates | 9°04′00″N 77°14′16″E / 9.06667°N 77.23778°E |
| Purpose | 1992 flood in west gates before built the damIrrigation |
| Status | Completed |
| Construction began | 1996 |
| Opening date | 2002 |
| Owner | Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Height | 51.5 m (169 ft) |
| Length | 670 m (2,198 ft) |
The Adavinainar Dam is located at the foothills of Western Ghats and border of Kerala, built across the Hanumanadhi River in Mekkarai village in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, Southern India. The lands in Tenkasi District receiving canal and tank irrigation through Mettukkaal canel, Karisalkulam Pond, Panpolikulam Pond, Vallakkulam Pond, Ilathurkulam Pond, Nainagaram canel, Kilangadu Pond, Kambilikulam Pond, Pungan canel, Sambavar Vadakarai canel and Erattaikulam Pond.
The dam construction was started in 1996. It was completed and opened in 2002.
Dimensions and capacity
- Maximum height of the dam is 51.5 m
- Effective capacity of the dam at FRL is 4.927 Mcum
- Length of masonry dam is 670 m
- Length of uncontrolled weir is 100 M
- Catchment area is 15.54 km2 [1]
Basin
East flowing rivers between Pennar and Kanyakumari.[2]
Maintenance
This Dam is maintained by Water Resources Department which in turn is managed by the Tamil Nadu Public Works Department.