Matatila Dam

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{{Short description|betwa Lalitpur}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2019}}
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| plant_name = Matalila Power House
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The '''Matatila Dam''' is a [[dam]] in district [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], India, that was built in 1958 on the [[Betwa River]]. Situated 93 km away from [[Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh|Deogarh]], this earthen dam is 35 m high. The catchment area is around 20 km<sup>2</sup> with a maximum storage capacity of 1132 million cubic metres.

The dam is popular among tourists. Water sports facilities are also available. It connects Jhansi to Babina route.

Nearest railway stations are at [[Matatila]], [[Talbahat]] (10 km) and [[Lalitpur, India|Lalitpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] (40 km).

==References==
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india9.com/i9show/Matatila-Dam-49875.htm|title=Matatila Dam in India|website=India9.com|accessdate=26 December 2018}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/577589/Matatila-Dam|title=Matatila Dam - Wikimapia|website=Wikimapia.org|accessdate=26 December 2018}}</ref>
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{{stack|{{Portal|India|Water|Renewable energy}}}}
{{Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh}}
{{Jhansi division topics}}

[[Category:Betwa River]]
[[Category:Hydroelectric power stations in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Dams in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1958]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lalitpur district, India]]
[[Category:1958 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

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