Maneri Dam | |
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Country | India |
Location | Uttarkashi |
Coordinates | 30°44′21″N 78°31′43″E / 30.73917°N 78.52861°E |
Status | Operational |
Owner(s) | Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Bhagirathi River |
Height | 39 m (128 ft) |
Length | 127 m (417 ft) |
Dam volume | 13,700 m3 (17,919 cu yd) |
Spillway capacity | 5,000 m3/s (176,573 cu ft/s) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 600,000 m3 (486 acre⋅ft) |
Active capacity | 510,000 m3 (413 acre⋅ft) |
Surface area | 1.8 km2 (1 sq mi) |
Tiloth Power Station | |
Coordinates | 30°43′36″N 078°26′44″E / 30.72667°N 78.44556°E |
Commission date | 1984 |
Turbines | 3 x 30 MW (40,000 hp) Francis-type |
Installed capacity | 90 MW (120,000 hp) |
The Maneri Dam is a concrete gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River located at Maneri, 8.5 kilometres (5.3 mi) east of Uttarkashi in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, India. The primary purpose of the dam is to divert water into a tunnel which feeds the 90 megawatts (120,000 hp) run-of-the-river Tiloth Power Plant.