Somasila Dam
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The "Somasila Dam" is a dam constructed across the Penna River near Somasila, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh, India. The reservoir impounded by the dam has a surface area of 212.28 km2 (52,456 acres) with live storage capacity of 1.994 km3 (1,616,562 acre⋅ft) or 75 tmcft.[2]
The reservoir can get water by gravity from the
Nagarjunasagar reservoir to augment its water inflows. [citation needed
]
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. [citation needed]
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh
- List of dams and reservoirs in India
- List of largest reservoirs in India
References
- ^ "India: National Register of Large Dams 2009" (PDF). Central Water Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Somasila Dam D00750". Archived from the original on 11 September 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2015.