Tungabhadra Dam

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... Wikipedia

• Official name:  Tungabhadra Dam
• Location:  Hospete, Vijayanagara district, Karnataka, Munirabad, Koppal district, Karnataka, India
• Construction began:  1949
• Opening date:  1953
• Construction cost:  1,066,342 Dollars
• Owner(s):  Karnataka State
• Operator(s):  Tungabhadra Board
• Type of dam:  Composite, Spillway length (701 m)
• Impounds:  Tungabhadra River
• Height:  49.5 m (162.4 ft) from the deepest foundation.
• Length:  2,449 m (8,034.78 ft)
• Spillway capacity:  650,000 cusecs
• Creates:  Tungabhadra Reservoir
• Total capacity:  3.73 cubic kms (132 tmcft)
• Active capacity:  3.31 cubic kms (116.86 tmcft)
• Inactive capacity:  2.3 tmcft (below 477.01 m msl)
• Catchment area:  28,180 km² (10,880.36 sq mi)
• Surface area:  350 km² (135.14 sq mi)
• Operator(s):  Karnataka Govt
• Turbines:  Near toe of the dam and canal drops
• Installed capacity:  127MW
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo