Salal Dam

Salal Dam, also known as Salal Hydroelectric Power Station, is a run-of-the-river hydropower project on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of the Jammu and Kashmir. It was... Wikipedia

• Official name:  Salal Hydroelectric Power Station
• Country:  India
• Location:  Jammu and Kashmir
• Status:  Operational
• Construction began:  1970
• Opening date:  1987
• Construction cost:  ₹ 928.89 crores
• Type of dam:  Gravity dam
• Impounds:  Chenab River
• Height:  113 m (370.73 ft)
• Length:  487 m (1,597.77 ft)
• Dam volume:  1,450,000 m³
• Spillways:  12
• Spillway type:  Ogee
• Spillway capacity:  22,427 m 3/s
• Creates:  Salal Lake
• Total capacity:  280,860,000 m³
• Active capacity:  12,000,000 m³
• Surface area:  3.74 km² (1.44 sq mi)
• Normal elevation:  487.68 m FRL
• Operator(s):  NHPC
• Commission date:  Stage I: 1987, Stage II: 1995
• Type:  Conventional
• Hydraulic head:  94.5 m (310.04 ft)
• Turbines:  Stage I: 3 x 115 MW Francis-type, Stage II: 3 x 115 MW Francis-type
• Installed capacity:  Stage I: 345 MW, Stage II: 345 MW, Total: 690 MW
• Annual generation:  3082 million kWh
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo