Jawahar Sagar Dam | |
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Location | Chambal River, Rajasthan, India |
Coordinates | 25°02′14″N 75°40′41″E / 25.0372°N 75.6780°E |
Purpose | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1972 |
Owner(s) | Government of India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Concrete gravity dam |
Height | 45 m (148 ft) |
Length | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 67.07 million cubic meters (2.37 tmcft) |
Power Station | |
Installed capacity | 3 units of 33 MW |
The Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley Projects on the Chambal River, located 29 km upstream of Kota city and 26 km downstream of Rana Pratap Sagar dam. It is a concrete gravity dam, 45 meters high and 393 meters long, generating 60 MW of power with an installed capacity of 3 units of 33 MW. Its construction was completed in 1972. The dam's gross storage capacity is 67.07 million cubic meters (2.37 tmcft). The total catchment area of the dam is 27,195 km2, of which only 1,496 km2 are in Rajasthan. The free catchment area below Rana Pratap Sagar dam is 2,331 km2.[1][circular reference] The dam is located after the Gandhi Sagar Dam and Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, but before the Kota Barrage.