Lower Manair Dam
| Lower Manair Dam | |
|---|---|
Lower Manair Reservoir | |
| Official name | Lower Manair Dam |
| Location | Karimnagar district, Telangana, India |
| Coordinates | 18°23′59″N 79°7′52″E / 18.39972°N 79.13111°E |
| Opening date | 1985 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Telangana |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Manair River |
| Height | 41 metres (135 ft) from river level |
| Length | 10,741 metres (35,240 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Lower Manair Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 680,137,000 m3 (551,396 acre⋅ft) (24.02 tmc ft) |
| Active capacity | 621,000,000 m3 (503,453 acre⋅ft) (21.9 tmc ft) |
| Catchment area | 6,648 square kilometres (2,567 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 81 km2 (31 sq mi) |
Lower Manair Dam also known as LMD was constructed across the Manair River, at Alugunur village, Thimmapur mandal, Karimnagar District, in the Indian state of Telangana during 1974 to 1985. It provides irrigation to a gross command area of 163,000 hectares (400,000 acres).