page_title: Bhimgoda Barrage
section_title: Design and operation
hierarchical_section_title: Bhimgoda Barrage / Design and operation
caption_attribution_description: English: As seen from Chilla road.
context_page_description: The Bhimgoda Barrage, also referred to as the Bhimgoda Weir or Bhimgoda Head Works, is a barrage on the Ganges River at Har ki Pauri near Haridwar in Haridwar district, Uttarakhand, India. Built as the headworks of the Upper Ganges Canal, an initial barrage was completed by 1854 and replaced twice; the final one completed in 1983. The primary purpose for the barrage is irrigation but it also serves to provide water for hydroelectric power production and control floods. The area behind the barrage is known as the Neel Dhara Bird Sanctuary and is a popular destination for various waterbirds and tourists.
context_section_description: The barrage is 455 m (1,493 ft) long and sits at the head of a 23,000 km² (8,880 sq mi) catchment area. It contains 15 spillways gates and 7 undersluice gates, all 18 m (59 ft) wide. The flood discharge of the barrage is 19,300 m³/s (681,573 cu ft/s). Adjacent to it, on the right bank of the river, the barrage diverts water into the Upper Ganges Canal. The canal system is immense, consisting of 6,450 km (4,008 mi) of main canal and branches, providing irrigation for up to 2,023,000 ha (4,998,942 acres). At a distance of 13 km (8 mi) down the main canal, water reaches the 20.4 MW Pathri Power Plant at 29°42′12″N 77°51′38″E. It contains three 6.8 MW Kaplan turbine-generators and has a design hydraulic head of 9.75 m (32 ft). Further down the main canal, and south of Manglaur, is the 9.3 MW Mohammadpur Power Plant at 29°42′12″N 77°51′38″E. It contains three 3.1 MW Kaplan turbine-generators and has a design head of 5.79 m (19 ft). The design discharge of both power plants is about 255 m³/s (9,005 cu ft/s). Although both power plants are owned by Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., canal flows are regulated by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department.
caption: Bhimgoda Barrage as seen from Chilla Road.
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