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| name = Bhavanisagar Dam<br />
| name_official = Lower Bhavani Dam<br />
| image_caption = Bhavanisagar Dam and Reservoir<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11|28|15|N|77|6|50|E|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Bhavanisagar]], [[Erode]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]<br />
| purpose = [[irrigation]], [[hydroelectricity|power]]<br />
| status = open<br />
| construction_began = 1948<br />
| opening = 1955<br />
| cost = {{INRconvert|210|m}}<br />
| owner = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| operator = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| dam_type = [[earthen dam|earthen]]<br />
| dam_crosses = [[Bhavani River]]<br />
| dam_height_foundation= {{cvt|40|m}}<br />
| dam_height_thalweg = {{convert|120|ft|abbr=on}}<br />
| dam_length = {{convert|8|km|abbr=on}}<br />
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| res_name = Bhavanisagar Reservoir<br />
| res_capacity_total = {{convert|32.8|e9cuft|abbr=on}}<br />
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| plant_turbines = Lower Bhavani -1 4x2 MW = 8 MW; Lower Bhavani RBC (Right Bank Cannel) = 2x4 MW = 8 MW<br />
| plant_capacity = {{convert|16|MW|abbr=on}}<br />
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| extra =''Source''<ref name="CSTI"/><br />
| image = BhavaniSagarDam.JPG<br />
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'''Bhavanisagar Dam''' or '''Lower Bhavani Dam''', is an [[earthen dam]] located in [[Erode district]] in the Indian state of [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/tourism.htm|title=Tourist Information for Erode district|publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu|access-date=1 February 2016|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306115648/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/tourism.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The dam is constructed on the [[Bhavani River]].<ref name="CSTI">{{Cite journal|url=http://www.cstibhavanisagar.org/pdf/csti/UNIQUENESS%20OF%20BHAVANISAGAR%20DAM.pdf|title=Uniqueness of Bhavanisagar dam|journal=CSTI|access-date=1 February 2016|archive-date=11 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311202918/http://www.cstibhavanisagar.org/pdf/csti/UNIQUENESS%20OF%20BHAVANISAGAR%20DAM.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> The dam is situated some {{convert|16|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Sathyamangalam]], and is {{cvt|35|km}} from [[Gobichettipalayam]] in Erode district.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://agritech.tnau.ac.in/agriculture/agri_resourcemgt_water_res_bhavanisagardam.pdf |title=Bhavanisagar dam |publisher=[[Tamil Nadu Agricultural University]] |access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Lower Bhavani Project was the first major irrigation project initiated in India, after independence, in 1948. It was completed by 1955 and opened for use in 1956.<ref name="CSTI"/> M. A. Eswaran played a key role in getting the government approval for the construction of the dam.<ref>{{cite web|title=Farmers thanked TN government for announcing statue for M A Eswaran|lang=ta|url=https://www.vikatan.com/agriculture/government/farmers-thanked-tn-government-for-announcing-statue-for-freedom-fighter-ma-eswaran |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=25 Jan 2025 |work=[[Vikatan]]}}</ref> The dam was constructed at a cost of {{INRconvert|210|m}}.<ref name="CSTI"/><br />
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==Dimensions==<br />
The dam is {{convert|9|km|mi|abbr=on}} long by {{convert|40|m|ft|abbr=on}} high. The full reservoir level is {{convert|120|ft|abbr=on}} and the dam has a gross storage capacity of {{convert|32.8|e9cuft|abbr=on}}<ref name="CSTI"/> or 32.81 Tmcft<br />
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==Hydrography==<br />
Bhavanisagar dam is constructed on the [[Bhavani River]]. The dam receives water from two main catchment areas in the [[Western Ghats]]. The water is fed into the [[Bhavani River]] known as Upper Bhavani. The eastern catchment area includes the Upper Bhavani, [[Avalanche Lake, Ooty|Avalanche]] and [[Emerald Lake, Ooty|Emerald lake]]s, Kundha, Gedhai, Pillur and Nellithurai . The western catchment area includes Portimund, Parson's valley, [[Pykara]], Glenmorgan, Singara, Maravakandy, Moyar and Thengumarahada.<ref name="CSTI"/> The dam is fed by both [[South west monsoons|Southwest]] and [[Northeast monsoon|Northeast]] monsoons.<ref name="CSTI"/><br />
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The dam feeds water into two canals, [[Lower Bhavani Project Canal]] and [[Kalingarayan Canal]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/27/stories/2008112756750500.htm |title=Breach in LBP Canal plugged |date=27 November 2008 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=3 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103131500/http://www.hindu.com/2008/11/27/stories/2008112756750500.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0444e/A0444E03.htm |title=Large Scale Irrigation Systems |publisher=FAO |access-date=1 February 2016}}</ref> The Kalingarayan canal feeds Thadapalli and Arakkankottai channels and the LBP canal feeds the Thadapalli and Arakankottai channels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bhavani-sagar-dam-farmers-raise-apprehension-on-water-position/article7804518.ece|title=Bhavani Sagar dam: farmers raise apprehension on water position|date=26 October 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=6 June 2021}}</ref><br />
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{|class="wikitable" <br />
!Canal !! Ayacut area<br />
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|[[Lower Bhavani Project Canal]] || {{convert|103|e3acre}}<br />
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|[[Kalingarayan Canal]] || {{convert|15.743|e3acre}}<br />
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|Thadapalli and Arakankottai || {{convert|24.504|e3acre}}<br />
|}<br />
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==Power generation==<br />
The dam has two [[Hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] [[power station]]s, one on the east bank canal and the other on the [[Bhavani River]]. Each has a capacity of {{convert|8|MW}} for a total capacity of {{convert|16|MW}}.<ref name="CSTI"/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of dams and reservoirs in India]]<br />
* {{Portal-inline|Renewable energy}}<br />
* {{Portal-inline|Water}}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
{{Erode district}}<br />
{{Hydrography of Tamil Nadu}}<br />
{{Commons category|Bhavanisagar Dam}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Dams completed in 1955]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Erode district]]<br />
[[Category:Earth-filled dams]]<br />
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]</div>Vishal5555