Stanley Reservoir Dam

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Stanley Reservoir Dam, more commonly known as Mettur Dam, is a major masonry dam across the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu, India, renowned for its large reservoir and role in irrigation and power generation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam
gravity dam
masonry dam
alsoKnownAs Mettur Dam
basinCountry India
cityNear Mettur
constructionMaterial masonry
continent Asia
country India
countrySubdivision Tamil Nadu
crosses Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River
hasHydroelectricPlant Mettur Dam
surface form: Mettur Hydroelectric Power Station
hasOfficialLanguageRegion Tamil
hasPart canal headworks
powerhouse
spillway
hasReservoir Stanley Reservoir
isInfrastructureType hydraulic structure
water infrastructure
isLocatedInAdministrativeArea India
Salem district
Tamil Nadu
isLocatedNear Mettur
surface form: Mettur town
isMajorDamOn Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River
knownFor extensive irrigation network
hydropower generation
large reservoir capacity
locatedIn Mettur
locatedInCountry India
locatedInDistrict Salem district
locatedInRegion Cauvery basin
locatedInState Tamil Nadu
locatedOnRiver Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River
managesWaterFor Kaveri delta irrigation
namedAfter George Stanley
purpose flood control
hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
water supply
region South India
reservoirName Stanley Reservoir
riverBasin Cauvery River basin
surface form: Kaveri basin
state Tamil Nadu
usedFor agricultural irrigation
drinking water supply
electricity generation
watercourse Kaveri
surface form: Kaveri River

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Mettur Dam alsoKnownAs Stanley Reservoir Dam