The "Somasila Dam" is a
dam
A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use ...
constructed across the
Penna River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Pennar, Penner, Penneru (Telugu), Pennai (Tamil)) is a river of southern India. This is a unique river in world where after originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South ...
near
Somasila,
Nellore district,
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (, abbr. AP) is a state in the south-eastern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an area of and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799 inhabitants. It is bordered by Telangana to the ...
, India. The reservoir impounded by the dam has a surface area of with live storage capacity of or 75
tmcft
Tmcft, (Tmc ft), (TMC), (tmc), is the abbreviation of thousand million cubic feet (1,000,000,000 = 109 = 1 billion), commonly used in India in reference to volume of water in a reservoir
or river flow.
Conversion
1 tmcft is equivalent to:
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.
The reservoir can get water by gravity from the
Srisailam reservoir located in Krishna basin. It is the biggest storage reservoir in
Penna River
Penna (also known as Pinakini, Pennar, Penner, Penneru (Telugu), Pennai (Tamil)) is a river of southern India. This is a unique river in world where after originating from Nandi hills, it flows as two different streams, one in North and South ...
basin and can store all the inflows from its catchment area in a normal year. This reservoir can also feed by gravity nearby 72 tmcft gross storage capacity
Kandaleru reservoir. Under
Indian Rivers Inter-link
The Indian Rivers Inter-link is a proposed large-scale civil engineering project that aims to effectively manage water resources in India by linking List of major rivers of India, Indian rivers by a network of reservoirs and canals to Irrigati ...
projects, it is planned to connect the reservoir with the
Nagarjunasagar reservoir to augment its water inflows.
One of the main canals is the Kavali Canal. Kavali canal is feeding to the 52 tanks under system of tanks. It will be covered dagadarthi mandal, sangham mandal, jaladanki mandal and kavali mandal. The total length of the canal is 67.619 km. Kavali Canal is the main source of drinking to Kavali municipality of nearly 1.2 lakh population.
See also
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List of dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh
The following are the major dams and reservoirs located in Andhra Pradesh.
The Andhra Pradesh is well known for its fertile lands, plains and has the most Dams, Reservoirs, Lakes, Ponds, Wells, and Canals across Eastern Ghats of India. It also h ...
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List of dams and reservoirs in India
This page shows the state-wise list of dams and reservoirs in India. As of July, 2019, total number of large dams in India is 5,334. About 447 large dams are under construction in India. In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China and ...
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List of largest reservoirs in India
This is a list of largest reservoirs in India, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater or equal to . In terms of number of dams, India ranks third after China, and USA. However per capita storage in India is only 225 cubic metres, ...
References
{{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh
Dams completed in 1989
Dams in Andhra Pradesh
Reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh
Buildings and structures in Nellore district
Geography of Nellore district
1989 establishments in Andhra Pradesh