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A barrage is a type of low-head, diversion dam which consists of a number of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing through. This allows the structure to regulate and stabilize river water elevation upstream for use in irrigation and other systems.
Mylavaram Dam, Mylavaram: 9.96 Penna River: 1981-82 Dowleswaram Barrage, Rajahmundry: 5.14 Godavari River: 1850 Mid Pennar Dam, Marutla village: 5 Penna River: 1980 Veligallu Dam Reservoir, Galiveedu: 4.64 Papagni River: 2008 Rajolibanda Dam, Kurnool: 4 Tungabhadra River: 1956 Gundlakamma Reservoir Project, Chinnamallavaram: 3.85 Gundlakamma ...
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Dam/Reservoir River Location Type Height Length No. of Gates Storage capacity (tmcft) Reservoir Area (km2) Year of Completion Purpose Dowleswaram Barrage: Godavari River: Rajahmundry, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh: Barrage: 4.572 m (15 ft) 5,837 m (19,150 ft) 186: 5.14 tmcft (including dead storage) 63.5 km2: 1850: Irrigation & Water ...
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A barrage dam is a special kind of dam that consists of a line of large gates that can be opened or closed to control the amount of water passing the dam. The gates are set between flanking piers which are responsible for supporting the water load, and are often used to control and stabilize water flow for irrigation systems.
Thotapalli Barrage is located in Garugubilli Mandal, Parvathipuram Manyam district of Andhra Pradesh State. It was named after the freedom fighter and political leader Gouthu Latchanna . The brifge was built in between 2003 and 2015.
It is between the Vykuntapuram barrage (near Amaravati) and the Nagarjuna Sagar dam. [13] It has a 30 Tmcft live storage capacity to impound river floodwaters generated from the catchment area located downstream of Nagarjuna Sagar Tail Pond .