Nayka Dam is an earthen dam on the Bhogavo River located near Surendranagar in the Indian state of Gujarat.[2][3] Nayka is a major source of water and helps with flood control.
Nayka Dam | |
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Official name | Bhogavo-I Water Resources Project |
Country | India |
Location | Gautamgadh, Sayla, Surendranagar District |
Purpose | Irrigation |
Status | Operational |
Opening date | 1961 |
Construction cost | Rs 75.03 Lakhs |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthen |
Impounds | Bhogavo River |
Height (foundation) | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Length | 2,012 metres (6,600 ft) |
Spillways | Vertical 20, Automatic 14 |
Spillway type | Ogee |
Spillway capacity | 2097 m3/s |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Nayka Bhogavo I Reservoir[1] |
Total capacity | 18 MCM |
Active capacity | 13 MCM |
Catchment area | 435 square kilometres (4.7×109 sq ft) |
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The dam serves seven villages. One village is fully and another village partially submerged behind the dam. The reservoir covers 122 hectares (300 acres; 0.47 sq mi) forest land, 140 hectares (350 acres; 0.54 sq mi) wasteland, 324 hectares (800 acres; 1.25 sq mi) cultivable land.[4]
The Nayka Dam irrigated 1,935 hectares (4,780 acres; 7.47 sq mi) in 1997–98.[4]
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