Chandil Dam | |
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Country | India |
Location | Seraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand |
Coordinates | 22°58′29″N 86°01′13″E / 22.9747°N 86.0203°E |
Status | Functional |
Construction began | 1982–1993 |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Subarnarekha River |
Height | 56.5 m (185 ft). |
Length | 720.10 m (2,362.5 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 1,963 square kilometres (196,300 ha) |
Chandil Dam was built across the Subarnarekha, in Bihar (later Jharkhand), as a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project.