Somasila Dam
| Somasila Dam | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Somasila, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Opening date | 1989 |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earth-fill & Gravity |
| Impounds | Penna River |
| Height | 39 m (128 ft)[1] |
| Length | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Somasila Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 2.20862 km3 (1,790,557 acre⋅ft) |
| Surface area | 212.28 km2 (52,456 acres) |
The Somasila Dam is a dam constructed across the Penna River near Somasila, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The reservoir impounded by the dam has a surface area of 212.28 km2 (52,456 acres) with live storage capacity of 1.994 km3 (1,616,562 acre⋅ft) or 75 tmcft.[2]
The reservoir can get water by gravity from the Srisailam reservoir located in Krishna basin. It is the biggest storage reservoir in Penna River basin and can store all the inflows from its catchment area in a normal year. This reservoir can also feed by gravity nearby 72 tmcft gross storage capacity Kandaleru reservoir. Under Indian Rivers Inter-link projects, it is planned to connect the reservoir with the Nagarjunasagar reservoir to augment its water inflows.
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh
- List of dams and reservoirs in India
- List of largest reservoirs in India
References
- ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2009" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Somasila Dam D00750". Retrieved 9 July 2015.