Vazhani Dam
A view of dam and reservoir
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Official name	Vazhani Dam
Country	india
Location	Vazhani, Thrissur, Kerala, India
Coordinates	10°38′13″N 76°18′25″E / 10.637°N 76.307°E / 10.637; 76.307
Purpose	Irrigation
Opening date	1962
Owner(s)	Government of Kerala
Operator(s)	Irrigation Department, Kerala
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth Dam
Length	792.48 metres
Reservoir
Creates	Wadakkanchery River
Website www.vazhanidam.gov.in
Capacity: tmc ft.

Vazhani Dam is a clay dam built across the Kechery River (also known as Wadakkancherry river) near Wadakkancherry in Thrissur district of Kerala. The water is used for irrigation and drinking purposes. The dam has a four-acre garden and the construction was completed in 1962.^[1] Vazhani dam is built with mud and it is an earth dam like Banasura Sagar Dam.

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