Panchet Dam

Panchet Dam
Panchet Dam in 2013
Panchet Dam is located in Jharkhand
Panchet Dam
Location in Jharkhand
Official namePanchet Dam
CountryIndia
LocationDhanbad district, Jharkhand and Purulia district, West Bengal
Coordinates23°40′41″N 86°44′49″E / 23.67806°N 86.74694°E / 23.67806; 86.74694
StatusFunctional
Opening date6 December 1959
Owner(s)Damodar Valley Corporation
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthen Dam with concrete Spillway
ImpoundsDamodar River
Height45.00 metres (147.64 ft)
Length6,777 metres (22,234 ft)
Width (base)10.67 metres (35.0 ft)
Spillway typeconcrete spillway
Spillway capacity17853 m³/s
Reservoir
CreatesPanchet reservoir
Active capacity1497.54 million m3
Inactive capacity170.37 million m3
Surface area27.92 km2
Power Station
Operator(s)Damodar Valley Corporation
Installed capacity2x40 MW

Panchet Dam was the last of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). It was constructed across the Damodar River at Panchet in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, and opened in 1959.