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{{Infobox dam<br />
| name = Kodiveri dam<br />
| image = Kodiveri.jpg<br />
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| name_official = Kodiveri anaicut<br />
| dam_crosses = [[Bhavani River]]<br />
| res_name = Kodiveri<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| location = <nowiki>[Akkarai kodiveri]], </nowiki>[[Gobichettipalayam Taluk]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| purpose = Irrigation<br />
| status = In use<br />
| opening = 17th century<br />
| owner = [[Government of Tamil Nadu]]<br />
| dam_type = <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|11|28|23|N|77|17|47|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
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}}<br />
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'''Kodiveri Dam''' is located on the [[Bhavani river]] near [[Sathyamangalam]] in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/photo_kodiveri.htm |title=Kodiveri dam |publisher=Government of Tamil Nadu |access-date=1 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125193246/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/photo_kodiveri.htm |archive-date=25 January 2016 }}</ref> The dam is situated along the [[State Highway 15 (Tamil Nadu)|State Highway 15]] about {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} from [[Gobichettipalayam]] towards [[Sathyamangalam]]. From [[Sathyamangalam]] via Aalatthukombai the dam is at a distance of {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}}.<br />
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==History==<br />
It was constructed by Kongalvan (Kongu Vettuva Gounder King) in the year 1125 AD.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dinamani.com/edition_coimbatore/erode/2015/06/01/%E0%AE%A8%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%95-%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%88-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%AA/article2843598.ece|title=TamilNadu Government should erect statue for Kongaalvan |language=ta|access-date=1 June 2015|work=[[Dinamani]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dinakaran.com/District_Detail.asp?Nid=460063&cat=504 |title=Kongalavan who built Kodiveri dam|language=ta |access-date=1 June 2015 |work=[[Dinakaran]]}}</ref> Creating the dam consisted of carving a 20-foot wall of rock. The stones were then interlocked with iron bars and lead was used as mortar. These features, however, are not visible except in the dry season when the water level in the river drops considerably.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QQluAAAAMAAJ&q=kongalvan&dq=kongalvan&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CCAQ6AEwAWoVChMImLiUkuLsxwIVUhqOCh3aUAF2 |title=Indian Archaeology, a Review|publisher=Archaeological Survey of India|year=1994}}</ref><br />
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==Hydrography==<br />
The dam is built on the [[Bhavani river]]. Two channels arise from the dam, Arakkankottai on the northern side of [[Bhavani river]] and Thadapalli on the southern side.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Saravanan|first=Velayutham|title=Water and the Environmental History of Modern India|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|year=2020|isbn=9781350130845}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/water-available-in-bhavani-sagar-reservoir-sufficient-for-second-crop/article7960484.ece|title=Water available in Bhavani Sagar reservoir sufficient for second crop|date=8 December 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> Lands north of Gobichettipalayam are irrigated by Thadapalli channel and cultivation of [[sugarcane]] and [[Rice|paddy]] are predominant in this area. The dam irrigates an area of {{convert|24504|acre}}.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/water-released-into-canals-to-irrigate-24504-acres/article7487664.ece|title=Water released into canals to irrigate 24,504 acres|date=1 August 2015|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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==Recreation==<br />
The dam is a popular tourist spot. The park, associated play area and [[coracle]] rides are the main attractions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/kodiveri-dam-a-weekend-tourist-destination-in-erode-district/article6192991.ece|title=Kodiveri Dam, a weekend tourist destination in Erode district|date=9 June 2014|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of reservoirs and dams in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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{{Erode district}}<br />
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[[Category:Dams in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Tourist attractions around Erode]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Erode district]]<br />
[[Category:Masonry dams]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures completed in 1125]]<br />
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