Koteshwar Dam
The Koteshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Bhagirathi River, located 22 km (14 mi) downstream of the Tehri Dam in Tehri District, Uttarakhand, India. The dam is part of the Tehri Hydropower Complex and serves to regulate the Tehri Dam's tailrace for irrigation and create the lower reservoir of the Tehri Pumped Storage Power Station. In addition, the dam has a 400 MW (4x100 MW) run-of-the-river power station. The project was approved in 2000 and its first generator was commissioned on 27 March 2011, the second on 30 March 2011. The construction site had been inundated in September 2010 by floods. The diversion tunnel was later blocked heaving/collapse of the hill in December 2010. The spillway was commissioned in Jan, 2011. The last two generators were made operational in March 2012.
| Koteshwar Dam | |
|---|---|
Location of Koteshwar Dam in Uttarakhand | |
| Country | India |
| Location | New Tehri |
| Coordinates | 30°15′37″N 78°29′53″E |
| Opening date | 2011 |
| Owner(s) | Tehri Hydro Development Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Height | 97.5 m (320 ft) |
| Length | 300 m (984 ft) |
| Elevation at crest | 618.5 m (2,029 ft) |
| Dam volume | 560,000 m3 (732,452 cu yd) |
| Spillway type | Service, 4 x radial gate controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 13,240 m3/s (467,566 cu ft/s) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 88,900,000 m3 (72,072 acre⋅ft) |
| Active capacity | 35,000,000 m3 (28,375 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 7,691 km2 (2,970 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Normal elevation | 612.5 m (2,010 ft) (full) |
| Power Station | |
| Commission date | 2011-2012 |
| Hydraulic head | 75 m (246 ft) (max) |
| Turbines | 4 x 100 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 400 MW |