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'''Perumpallam Dam''' is a dam in [[Sathyamangalam]], [[Erode district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], southeastern [[India]]. It is fed by rainwater from the [[Kadambur Hills]] and the [[Bhavani River]]. It was built in the 1980s. It measures roughly 2&nbsp;km long and 40 metres in height and occupies 65.29 hectares of land.{{cn|date=December 2018}} The reservoir which the dam inundates is subject to dramatic changes in water levels, from drought to heavy flooding such as in November 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2006/11/08/stories/2006110801810300.htm|title=Perumpallam Odai flooded |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 November 2006|accessdate=17 January 2011}}</ref>
'''Perumpallam Dam''' is a dam in [[Sathyamangalam]], [[Erode district]], [[Tamil Nadu]], southeastern [[India]]. It is fed by rainwater from the [[Kadambur Hills]] and the [[Bhavani River]]. It was built in the 1980s. It measures roughly 2&nbsp;km long and 40 metres in height and occupies 65.29 hectares of land.{{citation needed|date=December 2018}} The reservoir which the dam inundates is subject to dramatic changes in water levels, from drought to heavy flooding such as in November 2006.<ref>{{cite news|title=Perumpallam Odai flooded |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 November 2006}}</ref>


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Perumpallam Dam
Perumpallam Dam is located in Tamil Nadu
Perumpallam Dam
Location of Perumpallam Dam in Tamil Nadu
Perumpallam Dam is located in India
Perumpallam Dam
Perumpallam Dam (India)
CountryIndia
Coordinates11°33′43″N 77°18′16″E / 11.56194°N 77.30444°E / 11.56194; 77.30444
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsPerumpallam River, also known as Kousika River
Length2060 m[1]

Perumpallam Dam is a dam in Sathyamangalam, Erode district, Tamil Nadu, southeastern India. It is fed by rainwater from the Kadambur Hills and the Bhavani River. It was built in the 1980s. It measures roughly 2 km long and 40 metres in height and occupies 65.29 hectares of land.[citation needed] The reservoir which the dam inundates is subject to dramatic changes in water levels, from drought to heavy flooding such as in November 2006.[2]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Perumpallam Dam". India-WRIS. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Perumpallam Odai flooded". The Hindu. 18 November 2006.