Adavinainar Dam

Adavinainar Dam
Adavinainar Dam is located in Tamil Nadu
Adavinainar Dam
Location of the Adavinainar Dam in Tamil Nadu
Adavinainar Dam is located in India
Adavinainar Dam
Adavinainar Dam (India)
CountryIndia
LocationMekkarai vadakarai Village, Tenkasi district, Tamil Nadu
Coordinates9°04′00″N 77°14′16″E / 9.06667°N 77.23778°E / 9.06667; 77.23778
Purpose1992 flood in west gates before built the damIrrigation
StatusCompleted
Construction began1996
Opening date2002
Owner(s)Government of Tamil Nadu
Dam and spillways
Height51.5 m (169 ft)
Length670 m (2,198 ft)

The Adavinainar Dam is located at the foothills of Western Ghats and border of Kerala, built across the Hanumanadhi River near Mekkarai, Vadakarai in the Tenkasi district of Tamil Nadu, Southern India. It provides water for irrigation to the region of Sengottai Taluk.