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A barrage dam can be used to divert water for irrigation needs or limit the amount of water downstream. In most cases, a barrage dam is built near the mouth of the river. The site of dam construction needs to be thoroughly investigated to ensure that the foundation is strong enough to support the dam and has low possibility of failing. [2]
Dam and spillways; Length: 791 m (2,595 ft) [1] View of Yamuna River from barrage. The Okhla barrage (Okhla Weir and Okhla bridge) [2] is a 791 meters [1] ...
The weir is a 6 metres (20 ft) high and 57 metres (187 ft) long concrete Gravity type dam. Water from the weir is directed through a channel which is 790 meter in length to a forebay tank. From there the weter is taken to Poozhithode Power station using a penstock pipe which is 125 meter long and 1.5 meter in diameter.
The New Ohkla Barrage is a weir impounding the Yamuna River, southeast of New Delhi. The nature of the Yamanu River has changed substantially since the British built the original Okhla barrage in 1874. The river was known for its fish abundance. Today the river is fed mostly by the outflow of water treatment plants.
Guddu Barrage is used to control water flow in the River Indus for irrigation and flood control purposes. [3] It has a discharge capacity of 1.2 million cubic feet per second (34,000 m³/s). It is a gate-controlled weir type barrage with a navigation lock. The barrage has 64 bays, each 60 feet (18 m) wide.
The existing weir was refurbished with the previous 2 metres (6.6 ft) height maintained. In 1927, the previous hydroelectric power station was commissioned. It was refurbished in 1992 and had an installed capacity of 600 kW. [2] At maximum output the three 21 MW turbines pass a total of 500 cubic metres per second (18,000 cu ft/s) of water.
The Bhimgoda Barrage, also referred to as the Bhimgoda Weir or Bhimgoda Head Works, is a barrage on the Ganges River at Har ki Pauri near Haridwar in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. Built as the headworks of the Upper Ganges Canal , an initial barrage was completed by 1854 and replaced twice; the final one completed in 1983.
The barrage holds the water in the part of river in Ahmedabad throughout the year and supplies drinking water to the city. It also feeds underground water aquifers in the region. [4] [5] The bedrock is of river deposits. Total 87 villages of Ahmedabad district fall under its command area. The right bank irrigation canal called Fatehwadi canal ...