The Khodiyar Dam is a dam built on

Shetrunji River Shetrunji River (alternate: Satrunji) is an eastward-flowing river in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, in western India. Geography It rises northeast of the Gir Hills, near Dhari in Amreli district. Its course begins east-northeast along a lineament which ru ...

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in western

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. The primary purpose of the dam is to provide water for irrigation. It was completed in 1967 and a canal off the reservoir's right bank was completed the next year. The tall earthen dam has a concrete gravity section which serves as the service

spillway A spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of water downstream from a dam or levee, typically into the riverbed of the dammed river itself. In the United Kingdom, they may be known as overflow channels. Spillways ensure tha ...

and an emergency spillway is located on its right bank.

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{{Reflist Dams in Gujarat Dams completed in 1967 Amreli district 1967 establishments in Gujarat