Bargi dam
| Bargi Dam Bargi Dam and Reservoir |
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| Coordinates | 22 ° 56 '30 " N , 79 ° 55' 30" E | ||||||
| Data on the structure | |||||||
| Lock type: | Gravity dam | ||||||
| Construction time: | 1974-1990 | ||||||
| Height of the barrier structure : | 69.80 m | ||||||
| Crown length: | 5 357 m | ||||||
| Power plant output: | 90 MW | ||||||
| Operator: | Narmada Valley Development Department, Madhya Pradesh | ||||||
| Data on the reservoir | |||||||
| Altitude (at congestion destination ) | 422.76 m | ||||||
| Water surface | 267.97 km² | ||||||
| Reservoir length | 75 km | ||||||
| Reservoir width | 4.5 km | ||||||
The Bargi Dam is one of the first completed dams in a chain of 30 larger dams to be built on the Narmada in Madhya Pradesh , India. Two major irrigation projects named Bargi Diversion Project and Rani Avantibai Lodhi Sagar Project already exist.
The dam is 69 m high and 5357 m long. The reservoir is approx. 75 km long and 4.5 km wide and extends over 268 km² in the districts of Jabalpur , Mandla and Seoni when full .
See also
- List of the largest dams on earth
- List of the largest reservoirs on earth
- List of the largest hydroelectric plants in the world
- List of dams in the world
