Tenughat Dam

Tenughat Dam
Tenughat Dam is located in Jharkhand
Tenughat Dam
Location in Jharkhand
Official nameTenughat Dam
CountryIndia
LocationBokaro District, Jharkhand
Coordinates23°43′48″N 85°49′55″E / 23.73000°N 85.83194°E / 23.73000; 85.83194
StatusFunctional
Construction began1973
Opening date1978 (year of completion)
Owner(s)Government of Jharkhand
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill embankment
ImpoundsDamodar River
Height55 metres (180 ft)
Height (foundation)50.61 meters
Length6,494 metres (21,306 ft)
Spillways60 Feet clear Width
Spillway capacity15989 cubic meters/s
Reservoir
CreatesKhandoli Lake
Total capacity1.021 cubic kms (36.06 tmcft)
Active capacity1.00 cubic km (35.32 tmcft)

Tenughat Dam (Hindi: तेनूघाट बांध) is an earthfill dam with composite masonry cum concrete spillway across the Damodar River at Tenughat in Petarwar block of Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.