Khodiyar Dam

Khodiyar Dam
Country India
Location Dhari, Gujarat
Coordinates 21°21′25″N 71°2′45″E / 21.35694°N 71.04583°E / 21.35694; 71.04583Coordinates: 21°21′25″N 71°2′45″E / 21.35694°N 71.04583°E / 21.35694; 71.04583
Purpose Irrigation
Status Completed
Opening date 1967
Construction cost ₹ 187.67 lac
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Embankment/gravity composite
Height (foundation) 36.27 m (119 ft)
Length 497 m (1,631 ft)
Dam volume 167,000 m3 (218,428 cu yd)
Spillway type Ogee, gated
Spillway capacity 2,409 m3/s (85,073 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 32,220,000 m3 (26,121 acre·ft)
Catchment area 383 km2 (148 sq mi)

The Khodiyar Dam is a dam built on Shetrunji River in Gujarat in western India. The primary purpose of the dam is to provide water for irrigation. It was completed in 1967 and a canal off the reservoir's right bank was completed the next year. The 36.27 m (119 ft) tall earthen dam has a concrete gravity section which serves as the service spillway and an emergency spillway is located on its right bank.[1]

References

  1. "Khodiyar Water Resources Project". Narmada, Water Resources, Water Supply and Kalpsar Department. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
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