Chandil Dam

Chandil Dam
Chandil Dam
Location in Jharkhand
Chandil Dam (India)
CountryIndia
LocationSeraikela Kharsawan district, Jharkhand
Coordinates22°58′29″N 86°01′13″E / 22.9747°N 86.0203°E / 22.9747; 86.0203
StatusFunctional
Construction began1982–1993
Dam and spillways
ImpoundsSubarnarekha River
Height56.5 m (185 ft).
Length720.10 m (2,362.5 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity1,963 square kilometres (196,300 ha)

Chandil Dam was built across the Subarnarekha, in Bihar (later Jharkhand), as a part of the Subarnarekha Multipurpose Project.