Sarafgarh Dam

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Sarafgarh Dam
Sarafgarh Medium Irrigation reservoir project is situated over river Ichha under IB sub basin of Mahanadi basin at Latitude 220-10’-45”N and Longitude 830-45’-45”E near the village Sarafgarh of Lephripara Tahasil in Sundargarh District of Orissa. The dam consists of a 236.65m long homogeneous rolled fill dam with vertical chimney and horizontal filter. An Ogee crested chute spillway of 62.50m long exists in the right side saddle. The design flood of the spillway is 695
m3/sec. the gross storage capacity is 13.75 M m3.The dam has been completed in the year 1984

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SARAFGARH DAM PROJECT
Location
1. Dam site. In Sundargarh Dist. of state Orissa.
2. Lattitude 220-10'-56” N
3. Longitude 830-45'-45” E
4. River Idhha Nalla
5. Purpose Irrigation
Hydrology
1. Catchment area 65.30 Sqkm.
2. Design flood discharge 695 Cumecs.
3. Rainfall 1325 mm.
4. Mean Annual Runoff in the catchment 2969 Ham.
Reservoir
1. Gross storage capacity 1375 Ham.
2. Effective storage capacity 1215 Ham.
3. Area at FRL 233 Ha.
4. Available Draw-down 10.50 M.
Main Dam
1. Type Homogeneous Earth filled.
2. Length of Dam (Non over-flow section) 254 M.
3. Maximum Height of Dam above the lowest point of foundation. 25.00 M.
4. Total earth work in Dam 353.085 Th.Cum.
5. Total quantity of concrete & masonry 15.145 Th.Cum.
Spillway
1. Type Chute gated type.
2. Maximum discharge capacity 695 Cumecs.
3. Length of spillway 60.40 M.
4. Type of gates Radial
5. No. of gates 5 Nos.
Distribution system
1 GCA 3198 Ha.
2 CCA 2233 Ha.
Estimated cost
1. Year of commencement 1978
2 .Year of completion 1985