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Sunkesula Barrage

Coordinates: 15°52′57″N 77°49′38″E / 15.88250°N 77.82722°E / 15.88250; 77.82722
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Sunkesula Barrage
Sunkesula Barrage is located in Andhra Pradesh
Sunkesula Barrage
Location of Sunkesula Barrage in Andhra Pradesh
Official nameTungabhadra Barrage
CountryIndia
LocationKurnool, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh && Rajoli, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana
Coordinates15°52′57″N 77°49′38″E / 15.88250°N 77.82722°E / 15.88250; 77.82722
PurposeIrrigation & Water supply
Construction began1858 (1858)
Opening date1861 (1861)
Owner(s)Government of Andhra Pradesh
Dam and spillways
Type of damBarrage
ImpoundsTungabhadra River
Height163 m (535 ft)
Length1,300 m (4,265 ft)
Spillways30
Spillway typeControlled
Spillway capacity2,08,363 cumecs
Reservoir
CreatesSunkesula Reservoir
Total capacity1.25 Tmcft
Catchment area172 km2 (66 sq mi)
Surface area60.32 km2 (23.29 sq mi)
Website
irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/dashBoard

Sunkesula is one of the largest barrages across the Tungabhadra River in Kurnool district,[1][2] Andhra Pradesh, India.[3][4] It was built in 1861, during the British raj, for transporting goods on the K. C. Canal.

References

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  1. ^ "Sunkesula_Barrage_B01016". Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  2. ^ "CII to adopt Sunkesula village". The Hindu. 31 October 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2009.
  3. ^ "Sunkesula barrage suffers extensive damage". The Hindu. 7 October 2009. Archived from the original on 10 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Sunkesula in peril". The Hindu. 2 October 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011.