Mettur Dam
A dam across the Kaveri where the river comes down into the plains, nine years in the building and finished in 1934.
- Where
- Salem, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 11.8010, 77.8098
Get the Mettur Dam stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Mettur Dam. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Mettur Dam
Hogenakkal Falls 36 km
The Kaveri dropping through a carbonatite gorge, crossed in round coracles that have not changed design in centuries.
Yercaud 43 km
The poor man's Ooty, and the coffee under the shola.
Sankagiri Fort 43 km
A hill fort between Erode and Salem, kept by the Archaeological Survey.
Kiliyur Falls 46 km
A fall below Yercaud on the Shevaroy hills, a hundred metres down, best after rain.
Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary 50 km
Dry forest along the Kaveri gorge, with mahseer in the river and the memory of Veerappan.
Ardhanareeswarar Temple 63 km
At Tiruchengode Shiva and Parvati are one figure, half of each, in a single stone.
Mekedatu 64 km
A gorge where the Kaveri narrows enough that a goat is said to have jumped it.
Kodiveri Dam 67 km
A masonry dam on the Bhavani near Gobichettipalayam.
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Questions
Where is Mettur Dam?
Mettur Dam is in Salem, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Hogenakkal Falls (36 km), Yercaud (43 km), Sankagiri Fort (43 km).
How do I get the Mettur Dam stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Mettur Dam and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Mettur Dam before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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