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.
- Dam
- …is also known as “Mettur hydro power station”
- Description: dam in Tamil Nadu, India
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover Mettur Dam railway station and Mettur Thermal Power Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mettur and Kolathur.
Kolathur
Town
Kulathur is a panchayat town in Mettur taluk of Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
8 km northwest of Mettur Dam
Mettur Dam
This page is based on…
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
11.80346° or 11° 48′ 13″ north
Longitude
77.80627° or 77° 48′ 23″ east
Open location code
7J3VRR34+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
waterway = dam
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Yue Chinese—“Mettur Dam” goes by many names.
Bwawa la MetturSwahili
Mettur hydro power stationSwahili
மேட்டூர் அணைTamil
ГЕС МеттурUkrainian
梅圖爾大壩Yue Chinese
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Mettur Dam”.
Notable Places Nearby
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Col. W.M.Ellis and Tamilnadu Mettur.
Curious Dams to Discover
Uncover intriguing dams from every corner of the globe.
“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.”
