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Mathur Aqueduct | |
Length of flume | 1250 ft (381m) |
Width | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
Height of trough | 7 ft (2.1 m) |
Velocity | 5.1 ft/s (1.55 m/s) |
Discharge | 204 ft³/s (5.8 m³/s) |
No. of span pillars | 28 |
Length of span | 40 ft (12.2 m) |
Bed level, trough at start | 91 in (2.31 m) |
Bed level, trough at end | 90 in (2.29 m) |
Maximum height above ground level | 115 ft (35 m) |
Construction cost | Rs. 12.90 lakhs – in 1966 |
Coordinates | 8°20′10″N 77°17′40″E / 8.3361111°N 77.2945667°E |
Mathur Aqueduct is an aqueduct in Thiruvattar taluk of Kanniyakumari district of Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was built in 1966 over the Pahrali River and takes its name from Mathoor, a hamlet near the aqueduct, which is about 3 km from Thiruvattar town and about 60 km from Kanniyakumari.