Kolab Dam

Kolab Dam କୋଲାବ ଜଳବନ୍ଧ
Kolab Dam in April 2007
Location of Kolab Dam କୋଲାବ ଜଳବନ୍ଧ in India
Official name	Upper Kolab Dam
Location	5km from Jeypore, Odisha
Coordinates	18°47′18″N 82°36′01″E / 18.78833°N 82.60028°E / 18.78833; 82.60028
Construction began	1976
Opening date	1993
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Straight, Masonry, Gravity
Impounds	Kolab River
Height	54.50 m (179 ft)
Length	630.50 m (2,068.6 ft)
Spillways	11
Spillway type	Ogee
Spillway capacity	10020 (cumec)
Reservoir
Creates	Upper Kolab Reservoir
Total capacity	1,000,000,000 m3 (810,000 acre⋅ft)[1]
Catchment area	1,630 km2 (630 sq mi)
Surface area	100 km2 (39 sq mi)
Upper Kolab Power Station
Coordinates	18°49′54″N 82°35′37″E / 18.83167°N 82.59361°E / 18.83167; 82.59361
Operator(s)	OHPC
Commission date	1993
Turbines	4 x 80 Francis-type
Installed capacity	320 MW

Kolab Dam is a gravity dam situated near Jeypore town in Koraput district of Odisha, India. The dam impounds Kolab river which is a tributary of Godavari river.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}