Mamannar Kalingarayan Canal is a 56.2-mile (90.5 km) long irrigation canal in the Erode district, Tamil Nadu, India. It was constructed by Chieftain Mamannar Kalingarayan Gounder and completed in 1283. The canal's source is the Kalingarayan Anicut dam near Bhavani, Erode. The canal irrigates approximately 15,743 acres (6,371 ha) of agricultural land. Project, including the canal and the Kalingarayan Anicut dam started in 1271 and was completed in 1283, taking over 12 years.The dam was constructed by Kalingarayan king.