Ranjit Sagar Dam

The Ranjit Sagar Dam, also known as the Thein Dam, is part of a hydroelectric project constructed by the Punjab Irrigation Department on the Ravi River on the border... Wikipedia

• Country:  India
• Location:  Basholi & Pathankot
• Status:  O
• Construction began:  1981
• Opening date:  2001
• Owner(s):  Department of Water Resources, Government of Punjab, India
• Type of dam:  Embankment, earth-fill
• Impounds:  Ravi River
• Height:  160 m (524.93 ft)
• Length:  617 m (2,024.28 ft)
• Elevation at crest:  540 m (1,771.65 ft)
• Width (crest):  14 m (45.93 ft)
• Width (base):  669.2 m (2,195.54 ft)
• Dam volume:  21,920,000 m³
• Spillway type:  Controlled-chute
• Spillway capacity:  24,637 m³/s
• Total capacity:  3,280,000,000 m³
• Active capacity:  2,344,000,000 m³
• Normal elevation:  527.9 m (1,731.96 ft)
• Commission date:  2000
• Hydraulic head:  121.9 m (399.93 ft) (max)
• Turbines:  4 x 150 MW Francis-type
• Installed capacity:  600 MW
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo