Pashulok Barrage

Pashulok Barrage
Pashulok Barrage is located in Uttarakhand
Pashulok Barrage
Location of Pashulok Barrage in Uttarakhand
CountryIndia
LocationRishikesh
Coordinates30°04′27″N 78°17′18″E / 30.07417°N 78.28833°E / 30.07417; 78.28833
StatusOperational
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsGanges River
Length320 m (1,050 ft)
Spillway capacity13,200 m3/s (466,154 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Catchment area21,400 km2 (8,263 sq mi)
Normal elevation330 m (1,083 ft)[1]
Power Station
Commission date1980
Hydraulic head32.5 m (107 ft)
Turbines4 x 36 MW (48,000 hp) Kaplan-type
Installed capacity144 MW (193,000 hp)

The Pashulok Barrage is a barrage located on the Ganges River just south of Rishikesh in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, India.

  1. ^ Jain, Sharad K.; Agarwal, Pushpendra K.; Singh, Vijay P. (2007). Hydrology and water resources of India. Dordrecht: Springer. p. 384. ISBN 978-1-4020-5179-1.