- Completed
- 1978
- Purpose
- Hydropower
- Height above foundation
- 35 m
- Dam length
- 175 m
Get to know this place
Highwavys Dam belongs to the Meghamalai hill landscape, where tea plantations, slopes and reservoir water form the setting.
Government records list completion in 1978. It is an earthfill dam, 35 metres high and 175 metres long.
The reservoir stores water for hydropower. The Central Water Commission’s inventory lists gross storage of 2.44 million cubic metres.
Approach the Meghamalai hill route via Chinnamanur. Confirm road conditions and local permissions before travelling. View the landscape from permitted areas and keep clear of operational dam structures.
