Sunei Dam
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Sunei Dam is a dam located in Odisha, India.Sunei Dam is located at latitude 21° 28‘ N, longitude 87° 28’ E, at Salchua village of Kaptipada block, about 21 km south of Udala town. The drainage area of Sunei up to the confluence with the Burhabalanga river is nearly 1200 km2, while the catchment area of the dam site is 227 km sq.[1]
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Sunei Dam | |
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Official name | Sunei Dam |
Country | India |
Location | Kaptipada, Mayurbhanj district |
Coordinates | 21.4408°N 86.4516°E / 21.4408; 86.4516 |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1977 |
Opening date | 1990; 34 years ago (1990) |
Dam and spillways | |
Impounds | Sone River |
Height | 70.5 m (231 ft) |
Length | 1,040 m (3,412 ft) |
Dam volume | 62.50 Mm³ |
Spillways | 6 |
Spillway type | Ogee shaped gravity |
Spillway length | 12.0 m |
Spillway capacity | 1,865 m³/s |
Reservoir | |
Catchment area | 227 km² |
Power Station | |
Turbines | 5 x 50 MW |
Installed capacity | 250 MW |
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