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Govta Dam

Masonry Gravity dam · RA205LH0346

Govta Dam is a masonry gravity dam on the Menali in Bhilwara district, Rajasthan, completed in 1917; the National Register of Specified Dams 2025 records it as 15 m high above lowest foundation level, a crest length of 136 m, with a gross storage capacity of 10.47 million cubic metres (register identifier RA205LH0346).

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Govta Dam is at 25.1692° N, 75.0522° E, per the register's coordinates.
Govta Dam is at 25.1692° N, 75.0522° E, per the register’s coordinates. Boundary: DataMeet community maps (divisions dataset, 2011 Census), CC BY 4.0.

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Measurements

  • Height above lowest foundation level · 15 m

  • Crest length · 136 m

  • Gross storage capacity · 10.47 MCM

  • Live storage capacity · 10.09 MCM

  • Spillway capacity · 896 m³/s

Source for the figures above

  • National Register of Specified Dams 2025cwc.gov.in

    “"Specified Dam" means a dam constructed before or after the commencement of this Act, which is, — (i) above fifteen metres in height, measured from the lowest portion of the general foundation area to the top of dam”

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Govta Dam is no. 7 of 30 on this list.