| Kabini dam | |
| Name Official: | Kabini Reservoir |
| Coordinates: | 11.9735°N 76.3528°W |
| Location: | Beechanahalli village, Heggadadevanakote Taluk, Mysore district, Karnataka, India |
| Opening: | 1974 |
| Dam Crosses: | Kabini River |
| Dam Length: | 12,927 ft. |
| Dam Height: | 166 ft. above River Bed Level |
| Res Name: | Kabini Reservoir |
| Res Capacity Total: | 19.52 Tmcft |
The Kabini dam is built on the Kabini River in Bidarahally and Beechanahally villages of Heggadadevanakote Taluk in Mysore district of Karnataka, India.[1] The dam has a Length of and it was built in 1974. The main purpose of the dam is to provide drinking water and irrigation of 22 villages and 14 hamlets and also generate electricity. The dam also provides water to two other dams which are Sagaredoddakere and Upper Nugu Dams.[2] It is an earthen dam with a masonry spillway on the left bank. The dam has a height of and a length of . The length of the Spillway is, and it has 4 spillway gates. The reservoir filling period is June to November and depleting period is November to May. It is a part of mini hydel power project.[3]