Uppar River
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| source1 =Parambikulam Aliyar Irrigation Canal Surplus Water and Rainwater in Arasur Area, Coimbatore District
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| mouth =Amaravati River
| mouth_location =Thalakkarai, Dharapuram, Tiruppur district
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| waterbodies = Upper Dam Reservoir{{cite web |title=Uppar (Erode) Dam D06216 |url=http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Uppar(_Erode)_Dam_D06216 |publisher=India-WRIS |access-date=29 December 2018}}
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|district=Tiruppur district|country={{flag|IND}}|state=Tamil Nadu}}
Upparu River is a river flowing in the Tirupur district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.{{Cite web |url=http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/aboutdist.htm |title=About Erode District |access-date=2011-09-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423151943/http://www.erode.tn.nic.in/aboutdist.htm |archive-date=2011-04-23 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite news |author=Staff Reporter |date=2021-11-29 |title=Surplus water released from Uppar dam after 15 years |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/surplus-water-released-from-uppar-dam-after-15-years/article37761417.ece |access-date=2022-08-06 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=Dams and Ponds {{!}} Tiruppur District, Government of Tamil Nadu {{!}} Textile City {{!}} India |url=https://tiruppur.nic.in/dams-and-ponds/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Uppar River News {{!}} Latest News on Uppar River - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/uppar-river/news |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}
Uppar Dam
Uppar Dam is built on Dhasarpatty village of Dharapuram taluk in an extent of 445.3 Acres.{{Cite web |title=அணைகள் {{!}} திருப்பூர் மாவட்டம், தமிழ் நாடு அரசு {{!}} பின்னலாடை நகரம் {{!}} India |url=https://tiruppur.nic.in/ta/%e0%ae%9a%e0%af%81%e0%ae%b1%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%b1%e0%af%81%e0%ae%b2%e0%ae%be/%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%be%e0%ae%a3%e0%ae%a4%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%95%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95-%e0%ae%87%e0%ae%9f%e0%ae%99%e0%af%8d%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%b3%e0%af%8d/%e0%ae%85%e0%ae%a3%e0%af%88%e0%ae%95%e0%ae%b3%e0%af%8d/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |language=ta-IN}} It benefits more than 20 villages for agriculture Irrigation and domestic purpose. It is an earthen dam constructed across the Uppar river in cauvery basin of an earthen portion of 7400 fr (2256 m) length with a masonry portion of 118 ft long to accommodate the surplus regulator consisting of 3 spars fitted with lift gates. The gross capacity of reservoir at Full Reservoir Level is 572 Mcft. Re total annual useful storage for 2 ½ filling would be 1330 Mdft. There are two canal sluice provided one on each flank of the drainage course from which the two canals take off. The right flank canal runs for length of 12.47 km and the left flank canal for a length of 17.29 km. The total ayacut localized under this scheme around 6060 acre (2448.150 hectare).{{Cite web |title=Dams and Ponds {{!}} Tiruppur District, Government of Tamil Nadu {{!}} Textile City {{!}} India |url=https://tiruppur.nic.in/dams-and-ponds/ |access-date=2022-08-06 |language=en-US}} Uppar is the lifeblood of various villages like Sagunipalayam, Madathupalayam, Vengitipalayam, Chinniakaundanpalayam, Rangampalayam, Velangattuputhur.{{Cite web |last=மலர் |first=மாலை |date=2021-09-24 |title=தாராபுரம் உப்பாறு அணைப்பகுதிக்கு அரிய வகை கடல் பறவை வருகை |url=https://www.maalaimalar.com/news/district/2021/09/24130935/3037977/Rare-seabird-visit-to-Tarapuram-Upparu-Dam-area.vpf |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=www.maalaimalar.com |language=ta}}{{Cite web |title=கனமழையால் 20 ஆண்டுகளுக்குப் பின்னர் நிரம்பிய உப்பாறு அணை! |url=https://www.dinamani.com/tamilnadu/2021/nov/28/upparu-dam-flooded-after-20-years-of-heavy-rains-3744239.html |access-date=2022-08-06 |website=Dinamani |language=ta}}
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