The "Somasila Dam" is a
dam
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constructed across the
Penna River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Penneru, Penner, Pennar, Pennai) is a river of southern India. After originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South directions. The Penna rises in the Nandi Hills, India, ...
near
Somasila,
Nellore district
Nellore district, officially known as Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore district in Coastal Andhra Region, is one of the 26 districts in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. According to the 2011 Census, the district's population was 2,963,557 of which ...
,
Andhra Pradesh
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, India. The reservoir impounded by the dam has a surface area of with live storage capacity of or 75
tmcft
Tmcft, (Tmc ft), (TMC), (tmc) is the abbreviation of thousand million cubic feet (1,000,000,000 = 109 = 1 billion), commonly used in India in reference to volume of water in a reservoir
or river
A river is a natural stream of fresh wa ...
.
The reservoir can get water by gravity from the
Srisailam reservoir located in Krishna basin. It is the biggest storage reservoir in
Penna River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Penneru, Penner, Pennar, Pennai) is a river of southern India. After originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South directions. The Penna rises in the Nandi Hills, India, ...
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
The Indian rivers interlinking project is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in India by linking rivers using a network of reservoirs and canals to enhance irrigation and groundwa ...
projects, it is planned to connect the reservoir with the
Nagarjunasagar reservoir to augment its water inflows.
One of the main canals is the Kavali Canal. Kavali canal is feeding to the 52 tanks under system of tanks. It will be covered dagadarthi mandal, sangham mandal, jaladanki mandal and kavali mandal. The total length of the canal is 67.619 km. Kavali Canal is the main source of drinking to Kavali municipality of nearly 1.2 lakh population.
It is nearly 79 kilometers distance from the District Headquarters.
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh
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List of dams and reservoirs in India
This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and ...
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List of largest reservoirs in India
This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to . In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after List of dams and reservoirs in China, China, and List of dams and reservoirs i ...
References
{{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh
Dams completed in 1989
Dams in Andhra Pradesh
Reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh
Buildings and structures in Nellore district
Geography of Nellore district
1989 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
20th-century architecture in India