Sunkesula Barrage
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| Sunkesula Barrage | |
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| Official name | Tungabhadra Barrage |
| Country | India |
| Location | Kurnool, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh && Rajoli, Jogulamba Gadwal district, Telangana |
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| Purpose | Irrigation & Water supply |
| Construction began | 1858 |
| Opening date | 1861 |
| Owner | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage |
| Impounds | Tungabhadra River |
| Height | 163 m (535 ft) |
| Length | 1,300 m (4,265 ft) |
| Spillways | 30 |
| Spillway type | Controlled |
| Spillway capacity | 2,08,363 cumecs |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Sunkesula Reservoir |
| Total capacity | 1.25 Tmcft |
| Catchment area | 172 km2 (66 sq mi) |
| Surface area | 60.32 km2 (23.29 sq mi) |
| Website irrigationap | |
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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.
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