| Details of Storage Capacity and Opening of Major Reservoirs of Tamil Nadu |
| Reservoir |
Area |
Date of Opening |
Capacity at FRL in MCFT |
FRL in Feet |
| Mettur Dam |
1.Cauvery Delta & Mettur Project
2. Pullambadi Canal, New Kattalai High Canal & Mettur Canal |
Jun 12
Aug 1 |
93470 |
120 |
| Bhavani-Sagar |
1. Arakkankottai and Tandapatti
Channel
2. Lower Bhavani Project |
April 15
Aug 15 |
32800 |
105 |
| Amaravathi |
1. Main Channel
2. Old Channel |
Aug.t 1
June 1 |
4047 |
110 |
| Krishnagiri |
Main Canal |
Aug 1 |
1666 |
52 |
| Sattanur |
1.Right Bank
2. Left Bank
3. Second crop under Thirukoilur
Ayacut |
Oct 1 |
7321 |
119 |
| Periyar Dam |
1. Cumbum Valley & Main canal
double crop
2. Main canal single crop
3. Periyar New Extension
Area(World Bank Aid) |
June 1
Aug 15
Sep 15 |
10570 |
152 |
| Vaigai Dam |
Thirumangalam Main |
June |
6091 |
71 |
| ManiMuthar |
Main canal |
Nov 1 |
5511 |
118 |
| Papanasam |
1. Advance Kar
2. Regular Kar
3. Pishnam |
April 1
June 1
Oct 1 |
5500 |
148 |
| Pechiparai |
Perunchani Reservoir
Radhapuram canal |
June 1
June 16 |
4450 |
48 |
