Barna Dam

Barna Dam
Location of Barna Dam in India
Country India
Location Badi tahsil in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates 23°03′04.91″N 078°03′45.13″E / 23.0513639°N 78.0625361°E / 23.0513639; 78.0625361Coordinates: 23°03′04.91″N 078°03′45.13″E / 23.0513639°N 78.0625361°E / 23.0513639; 78.0625361
Status Operational
Opening date 1978
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Gravity
Impounds Barna River
Height 47.7 m (156 ft)
Length 432 m (1,417 ft)
Elevation at crest 352.7 m (1,157 ft)
Width (crest) 4.6 m (15 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity 539,000,000 m3 (437,000 acre·ft)
Active capacity 455,800,000 m3 (369,500 acre·ft)
Catchment area 1,176 km2 (454 sq mi)

The Barna Dam is a gravity dam on the Barna River in Badi tahsil Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is about 100 km (62 mi) east of Bhopal.[1] The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation and it was completed in 1978.[2]

References

  1. "Barna Water Resource Project of Madhya Pradesh, India : An Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). AJES. 2007. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. Singh, Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. (2007). Hydrology and water resources of India. Dordrecht: Springer. pp. 551–552. ISBN 1402051808.


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