Sukhi Dam
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Sukhi Dam | |
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![]() ![]() Location of Sukhi Dam in India | |
Country | India |
Location | Vadodara district, Gujarat |
Coordinates | 22°26′20.7″N 073°52′56.5″E / 22.439083°N 73.882361°ECoordinates: 22°26′20.7″N 073°52′56.5″E / 22.439083°N 73.882361°E |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1978 |
Opening date | 1987 |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Embankment, earth-fill |
Impounds | Sukhi River |
Height (foundation) | 38 m (125 ft) |
Length | 4,256 m (13,963 ft) |
Dam volume | 4,173,170 m3 (5,458,300 cu yd) |
Spillway type | Ogee, gate-controlled |
Spillway capacity | 5,964.3 m3/s (210,630 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 178,470,000 m3 (144,690 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 167,140,000 m3 (135,500 acre⋅ft) |
Catchment area | 412 km2 (159 sq mi) |
Surface area | 29.04 km2 (11.21 sq mi) |
Sukhi Dam is an embankment dam on the near the village of Dungarvat in Vadodara district of Gujarat, India. The primary purpose of the dam is the irrigation of a 31,532 ha (77,920 acres) area with nearly 350 km (220 mi) of canals. It was built between 1978 and 1987. The dam is an earth-fill type with a masonry spillway section.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Sukhi Water Resources Project". Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
Categories:
- Dams in Gujarat
- Earth-filled dams
- Dams completed in 1987
- 1987 establishments in Gujarat
- Buildings and structures in Vadodara
- Indian dam stubs