Dudhawa Dam

Dudhawa Dam
Official name	Dudhawa Dam
Location	Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates	20°18′28″N 81°46′18″E / 20.30778°N 81.77167°E / 20.30778; 81.77167Coordinates: 20°18′28″N 81°46′18″E / 20.30778°N 81.77167°E / 20.30778; 81.77167
Construction began	1953-54
Opening date	1963-64
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Mahanadi River
Height	24.53 m
Length	2,906.43 m

Dudhawa Dam is located in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh in India. The construction of the dam began in 1953 and finished in 1964. It is built across the Mahanadi river in the village of Dudhawa, 21 km from Sihawa and 29 km from Kanker. The height of the dam is 24.53 m and the length 2,906.43 m. The reservoir has a catchment area of 625.27 km².^[1]

References

↑ Hydrology and Water Resources of India by Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh

Mahanadi–Brahmani–Baitarani basin

Rivers

Dams, barrages

Geographical features

Riparian districts

Chhattisgarh	Dhamtari Kanker Raipur Janjgir–Champa Raigarh Jashpur Korba Koriya Surguja

Madhya Pradesh	Anuppur

Jharkhand	Gumla Khunti Ranchi West Singhbhum

Odisha	Jharsuguda Kendujhar Mayurbhanj Sundergarh Boudh Angul Jajpur Cuttack Kendrapara Khordha Jagatsinghpur Puri

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Other basins

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