Bargi Dam

Bargi Dam
Dam's reservoir
Location	Bargi, Jabalpur District, Madhya Pradesh
Status	Operational
Construction began	1975
Opening date	1988
Owner(s)	Government of Madhya Pradesh
Operator(s)	Narmada Valley Development Department (NVDD), Water Resources Department Madhya Pradesh (MPWRD)
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity dam
Impounds	Narmada River
Height	69.80 m (229.0 ft)[1]
Length	5,357 m (17,575 ft)
Spillways	21 Radial Gates of size 13.71 m (l) * 15.25 m (h)
Spillway type	Ogee
Spillway capacity	45,296 m3/s (1,599,600 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Creates	Bargi Dam Reservoir
Total capacity	3,920,000,000 m3 (3,180,000 acre⋅ft) (138.45 tmc ft)[2]
Active capacity	3,180,000,000 m3 (2,580,000 acre⋅ft) (112.32 tmc ft)[3]
Inactive capacity	740,000,000 m3 (600,000 acre⋅ft) (26.14 tmc ft)
Catchment area	14,556 km2 (5,620 sq mi)
Surface area	267.97 km2 (103.46 sq mi)
Maximum length	75 km (47 mi)
Maximum width	4.5 km (2.8 mi)
Normal elevation	422.76 m (1,387.0 ft)
Power Station
Operator(s)	MPPGCL
Turbines	Dam: 2 × 45 MW Francis turbine Canal: 2 × 7.5 MW Kaplan-type
Installed capacity	105 MW

Bargi Dam is one of the first completed dams out of the chain of 30 major dams to be constructed on Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, India. Two major irrigation projects, named Bargi Diversion Project and Rani Avantibai Lodhi Sagar Project, have been developed by the Bargi Dam administration.^[4]

References

External links

• Media related to Bargi Dam at Wikimedia Commons

This page was last edited on 2 January 2024, at 23:37