Omkareshwar Dam
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{{Infobox dam
| name = Omkareshwar Dam
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| location = Mandhata, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|22|14|37.26|N|76|9|46.83|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| status = Operational
| construction_began = 30 August 2003
| opening = November 2007
| owner = Government of Madhya Pradesh
| operator = Narmada Hydroelectric Development Corporation (NHDC) (Joint Venture of NHPC and Government of Madhya Pradesh)
| dam_type = Concrete Gravity dam
| dam_crosses = Narmada River
| dam_length = {{Convert|949|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_height = {{Convert|53|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
| dam_width_base =
| spillway_count = 23 radial gates (20 m x 18.037 m)
| spillway_type = Ogee
| spillway_capacity = {{convert|88,315|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| res_name = Omkareshwar Reservoir
| res_capacity_total = {{convert|987,000,000|m3|acre.ft|lk=out|abbr=on}} (34.84 tmcft)
| res_capacity_active = {{convert|299,000,000|m3|acre.ft|lk=out|abbr=on}} (10.54 tmcft)
| res_capacity_inactive = {{convert|688,000,000|m3|acre.ft|lk=out|abbr=on}}
| res_catchment = {{convert|64,880|km2|abbr=on}}
| res_surface = {{convert|93.36|km2|abbr=on}}
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| plant_operator = NHDC
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| plant_type =
| plant_turbines = Dam: 8 × 65 MW Francis pump-turbine
Canal: 5 MW Kaplan-type
| plant_capacity = 525 MW
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| website = {{url|1=https://nhdcindia.com/Site/frmProjectDetails.aspx?PID=1/}}
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The Omkareshwar Dam is a gravity dam on the Narmada River just upstream of Mandhata in Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is named after the Omkareshwar temple located just downstream. The dam was constructed between 2003 and 2007 with the purpose of providing water for irrigation of {{Convert|132500|ha|acre|abbr=on}}. An associated hydroelectric power station located at the base of the dam has an installed capacity of 520 MW.{{cite web|title=Omkareshwar Power Station|url=http://nhdcindia.com/frm_ViewProject.aspx?PId=9|publisher=NHDC Limited|access-date=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220000218/http://nhdcindia.com/frm_ViewProject.aspx?PId=9|archive-date=20 February 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Salient Features of Omkareshwar Project|url=http://www.mpsdc.gov.in/nvda/salient%20feature/OMKARESHWAR%20PROJECT.pdf|publisher=NVDA|access-date=19 February 2015}}
See also
References
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{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Power Plants of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{Narmada basin}}
{{Narmada River dams}}
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Category:Dams in Madhya Pradesh
Category:Tourist attractions in Khandwa district
Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Madhya Pradesh
Category:Dams on the Narmada River
Category:Dams completed in 2007