Mettur Dam

The Mettur Dam is one of the largest dams in India, built during colonial rule, and the largest in Tamil Nadu, located across the river Kaveri where it enters the plains.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: dam in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Mettūr Dam”, “Mettur hydro power station”, and “Metur Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Mettur Dam railway station and Mettur Thermal Power Station.

Railway station
is an NSG–6 category Indian…

Power station
The is a coal-fired… is situated 3½ km south of Mettur Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mettur and Nangavalli.

Town
Photo: Sar kumar a, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an industrial and tourist town located… is situated 3 km southwest of Mettur Dam.

Village
is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of in the Indian state of . is situated 9 km southeast of Mettur Dam.

Village
Photo: Rskrss, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of in the Indian state of . is situated 9 km southeast of Mettur Dam.

Mettur Dam

Latitude
11.80505° or 11° 48′ 18″ north
Longitude
77.82315° or 77° 49′ 23″ east
Elevation
246 metres (807 feet)
Open location code
7J3VRR4F+27
Geo­Names ID
1263100
Wiki­data ID
Q14772349
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Mettur Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “梅图尔大坝”
  • Chinese: “梅圖爾大壩”
  • French: “barrage de Mettur”
  • French: “Barrage de Mettur”
  • Italian: “diga di Mettur”
  • Literary Chinese: “梅圖爾大壩”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Mettur”
  • Tamil: “மேட்டூர் அணை”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС Меттур”
  • Yue Chinese: “梅圖爾大壩”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Karumalaikkudal and Mettūr.

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