Dudhawa Dam is located in
Kanker district
Uttar Bastar Kanker District is located in the southern region of the state of Chhattisgarh, India within the latitudes 20.6-20.24 and longitudes 80.48-81.48. The total area of the district is 6432 square kilometers. The population is 748,941.
The ...
of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
in
India
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. The construction of the dam began in 1953 and finished in 1964. It is built across the
Mahanadi river
The Mahanadi River is a major river in East Central India. It drains an area of around and has a total length of . Mahanadi is also known for the Hirakud Dam which was the first major multipurpose river valley project after India's independence ...
in the village of
Dudhawa, 21 km from
Sihawa and 29 km from
Kanker. The height of the dam is 24.53 m and the length 2,906.43 m. The reservoir has a catchment area of 625.27 km
2.
Hydrology and Water Resources of India by Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P. Singh
/ref> This is one of earthen dams, of which right flank embankment, there is rest house.
References
{{Mahanadi Basin
Dams in Chhattisgarh
Dams on the Mahanadi River
1964 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
Dams completed in 1964
20th-century architecture in India