Barna Dam

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} {{Infobox dam | name = Barna Dam | name_official = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | image_alt = | location_map = India | location_map_size = | location_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|23|03|04.91|N|078|03|45.13|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | country = India | location = Bari tehsil in Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh | purpose = | status = O | construction_began = | opening = 1978 | demolished = | cost = | owner = | dam_type = Gravity | dam_height = {{Convert|47.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} | dam_height_thalweg = | dam_height_foundation= | dam_length = {{Convert|432|m|ft|abbr=on}} | dam_width_crest = {{Convert|4.6|m|ft|abbr=on}} | dam_width_base = | dam_volume = | dam_elevation_crest ={{Convert|352.7|m|ft|abbr=on}} | dam_crosses = Barna River | spillway_count = | spillway_type = | spillway_capacity = | res_name = | res_capacity_total = {{Convert|539000000|m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_active ={{Convert|455800000|m3|acre.ft|abbr=on}} | res_capacity_inactive= | res_catchment = {{Convert|1176|km2|mi2|abbr=on}} | res_surface = | res_elevation = | res_max_depth = | res_max_length = | res_max_width = | res_tidal_range = | plant_operator = | plant_commission = | plant_decommission = | plant_type = | plant_turbines = | plant_capacity = | plant_annual_gen = | website = | extra = }} The '''Barna Dam''' is a gravity dam on the Barna River in Badi tehsil Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, India. Barna river is a major tributary of the Narmada River. It is about {{Convert|100|km|mi|abbr=on}} east of Bhopal.<ref>{{cite web|title=Barna Water Resource Project of Madhya Pradesh, India : An Environmental Impact Assessment|url=http://ajes.in/PDFs/07-1/22-Rajnish%20Shrivastava.pdf|publisher=AJES|accessdate=9 August 2013|year=2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219003958/http://ajes.in/PDFs/07-1/22-Rajnish%20Shrivastava.pdf|archive-date=19 December 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The dam was constructed by Madhya Pradesh Water Resource Department. The primary purpose of the dam is irrigation and it was completed in 18.oct.1978.<ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Sharad K. Jain, Pushpendra K. Agarwal, Vijay P.|title=Hydrology and water resources of India|year=2007|publisher=Springer|location=Dordrecht|isbn=978-1402051807|pages=551–552|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZKs1gBhJSWIC&q=barna+dam+bhopal&pg=PA551}}</ref>

==References== {{reflist}} {{Narmada basin}}

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