Supa Dam Explained

Joida
Location Map:India Karnataka#India
Coordinates:15.2761°N 74.5267°W
Country:India
Location:Joida
Status:O
Construction Began:1974
Opening:1987
Dam Type:Concrete gravity
Dam Height:1010NaN0
Dam Length:3320NaN0
Dam Crosses:Kalinadi River
Res Capacity Total:41780000000NaN0
Res Capacity Active:41150000000NaN0
Res Catchment:10570NaN0
Plant Hydraulic Head:720NaN0 (design)
Plant Commission:1985
Plant Turbines:2 x 50 MW Francis-type
Plant Capacity:100 MW

Supa Dam is built across Kalinadi (Kannada) or Kali river in state of Karnataka in India and is the tallest dam in Karnataka. The 101 meters high and 332 meters long dam has 3 gates of 15x10 meters.[1] The dam's gross capacity is 4.178 cubic km or 147 tmc ft. It is situated at GaneshaGudi, which is in Joida taluk of Uttara Kannada district. The dam forms the main storage reservoir to all the power houses in Kalinadi hydro power project of total installed capacity of 1180MW, which includes main Nagzari power house of 810 MW capacity. The power house at the foot of the dam has two 50 MW electricity generators. The electricity generated is supplied to different parts of Karnataka. The dam was built by Hindustan Steel Works Construction Limited and is designed, owned and operated by Karnataka Power Corporation Limited. The power house was commissioned in 1985. The dam is basically used for generation of hydro electricity.

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  1. Web site: Supa dam – Dams in India . 2023-03-22 . en-US.