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The Tungabhadra Dam, also known as Pampa Sagar, is a water reservoir constructed across the Tungabhadra River in the Hosapete-Koppal confluence in Karnataka, India. It is a multipurpose dam serving irrigation, electricity generation, flood control, etc . for the state.
Mattupatti Dam: 3.24 Idukki 10° 05' 77° 05' 27. Periyar River Sengulam Dam: 0.33 Idukki 10° 00' 77° 05' 28. Periyar River Neriamangalam Dam: 4.13 Ernakulam: 29. Periyar River Bhoothathankettu Dam: 6.08 Ernakulam: 30. Periyar River Periyar Lake 28.90 Idukki 10° 10' 76° 15' 31. Valapattanam River: Pazhassi Dam: 6.48 Kannur: 32. Karamana ...
The dam is a composite structure of earth-cum-masonry type of 42.70 metres (140.1 ft) height above the deepest foundation level. The length of dam at the crest is 1,004 metres (3,294 ft) and the reservoir water spread area (within Goa without inter-state implications) is 24 km 2 (9.3 sq mi). [ 1 ]
Parambikulam Dam is an embankment dam on the Parambikulam River, [3] located in the Palakkad district in the Western Ghats of Kerala, India, ranks number one in India as well as in the top ten embankment dams in the world in volume in the year 2000. [4] View to the Parambikulam Reservoir. This Dam was built at the time of Kamarajar.
In the United States, each state defines what constitutes a non-jurisdictional dam. In the state of Colorado a non-jurisdictional dam is defined as a dam creating a reservoir with a capacity of 100 acre-feet or less and a surface area of 20 acres or less and with a height measured as defined in Rules 4.2.5.1. and 4.2.19 of 10 feet or less. [60]
However, sometimes both the dams together are called Bhakra-Nangal Dam though they are two separate dams. The dam is located at a gorge near the (now submerged) upstream Bhakra village in Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh and is of height 226 m. [1] The length of the dam (measured from the road above it) is 518.25 m and the width is 9.1 m.
The dam is about 5 km long. It can store water to the height of 211 feet above the sea level (its overflow level). [1] The floor of the reservoir is at around 196 feet. It is connected to the Vishwamitri river which flows through the city of Vadodara, so that excess water in event of floods is dispatched to this river. The reservoir has 62 gates.
Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Sambalpur in the state of Odisha in India. It is the longest earthen dam in the world. Behind the dam extends a 55 km (34 mi) long lake, Hirakud Reservoir. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley projects started after India's independence.