Amaravathi Dam at Amaravathinagar
, 25 km south on SH 17
from Udumalpet
, is located in Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary
in Coimbatore district
, Tamil Nadu
, India
. The 9.31 km², 33.53 m deep Amaravathi Reservoir
was created by this steep dam. It was built primarily for irrigation
and flood control
and now also has 4 megawatts
of electric generating capacity installed. It is notable for the significant population of Mugger Crocodiles
living in its reservoir and catchment basin
.
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