Chandil Dam

Chandil Dam
Chandil Dam
Chandil Dam is located in Jharkhand
Chandil Dam
Location in Jharkhand
Chandil Dam is located in India
Chandil Dam
Chandil Dam (India)
CountryIndia
LocationSeraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
Coordinates22°58′29″N 86°01′13″E / 22.9747°N 86.0203°E / 22.9747; 86.0203
StatusFunctional
Construction began1982–1993 (1982–1993)
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSubarnarekha River
Height56.5 m (185 ft).
Length720.10 m (2,362.5 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,963 square kilometres (196,300 ha)

Chandil Dam was built across the Subarnarekha, in Bihar (later Jharkhand), as a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project.