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{{Infobox dam | {{Infobox dam | ||
| name | | name = Dowleswaram Barrage | ||
| name_official | | name_official = | ||
| image | | image = Dowleswaram Barrage.jpg | ||
| image_size | | image_size = | ||
| image_caption | | image_caption = Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in [[Rajahmundry]] | ||
| image_alt = | |||
| image_alt | | location_map = India Andhra Pradesh | ||
| location_map | | location_map_size = | ||
| location_map_size | | location_map_caption = | ||
| location_map_caption | | location_map_alt = | ||
| location_map_alt | | coordinates = {{coord|16.9307594|81.7657988|region:IN_type:waterbody_source:GNS-enwiki|display=inline}} | ||
| coordinates | | country = [[India]] | ||
| country | | location = [[Dowleswaram]], [[Rajahmundry]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| location | | purpose = [[Irrigation]], [[water supply]] | ||
| purpose | | status = Operational | ||
| status | | construction_began = 1970 | ||
| construction_began | | opening = 1982 | ||
| opening | | cost = | ||
| cost | | builder = | ||
| builder | | owner = [[Government of Andhra Pradesh]] | ||
| owner | | operator = | ||
| operator | | dam_type = [[Barrage (dam)|Barrage]] | ||
| dam_type | | dam_crosses = [[Godavari River]] | ||
| dam_crosses | | dam_height_foundation = | ||
| dam_height_foundation | | dam_height_thalweg = | ||
| dam_height_thalweg | | dam_length = 3,599 m<ref name = "wris"/> | ||
| dam_length | | dam_elevation_crest = | ||
| dam_elevation_crest | | dam_width_crest = | ||
| dam_width_crest | | dam_width_base = | ||
| dam_width_base | | dam_volume = | ||
| dam_volume | | spillway_count = | ||
| spillway_count | | spillway_type = | ||
| spillway_type | | spillway_capacity = | ||
| spillway_capacity | | res_name = | ||
| res_name | | res_capacity_total = | ||
| res_capacity_total | | res_capacity_active = | ||
| res_capacity_active | | res_capacity_inactive = | ||
| res_capacity_inactive | | res_catchment = | ||
| res_catchment | | res_surface = | ||
| res_surface | | res_max_length = | ||
| res_max_length | | res_max_width = | ||
| res_max_width | | res_max_depth = | ||
| res_max_depth | | res_elevation = | ||
| res_elevation | | res_tidal_range = | ||
| res_tidal_range | | lower_dam_type = | ||
| lower_dam_type | | lower_dam_crosses = | ||
| lower_dam_crosses | |||
| lower_dam_height_foundation = | | lower_dam_height_foundation = | ||
| lower_dam_height_thalweg | | lower_dam_height_thalweg = | ||
| lower_dam_length | | lower_dam_length = | ||
| lower_dam_elevation_crest | | lower_dam_elevation_crest = | ||
| lower_dam_width_crest | | lower_dam_width_crest = | ||
| lower_dam_width_base | | lower_dam_width_base = | ||
| lower_dam_volume | | lower_dam_volume = | ||
| lower_spillway_count | | lower_spillway_count = | ||
| lower_spillway_type | | lower_spillway_type = | ||
| lower_spillway_capacity | | lower_spillway_capacity = | ||
| lower_res_name | | lower_res_name = | ||
| lower_res_capacity_total | | lower_res_capacity_total = | ||
| lower_res_capacity_active | | lower_res_capacity_active = | ||
| lower_res_capacity_inactive = | | lower_res_capacity_inactive = | ||
| lower_res_catchment | | lower_res_catchment = | ||
| lower_res_surface | | lower_res_surface = | ||
| lower_res_max_length | | lower_res_max_length = | ||
| lower_res_max_width | | lower_res_max_width = | ||
| lower_res_max_depth | | lower_res_max_depth = | ||
| lower_res_elevation | | lower_res_elevation = | ||
| lower_res_tidal_range | | lower_res_tidal_range = | ||
| plant_name | | plant_name = | ||
| plant_coordinates | | plant_coordinates = <!-- {{coord|..|..|type:landmark|display=inline}}--> | ||
| plant_operator | | plant_operator = | ||
| plant_commission | | plant_commission = | ||
| plant_decommission | | plant_decommission = | ||
| plant_type | | plant_type = | ||
| plant_hydraulic_head | | plant_hydraulic_head = | ||
| plant_turbines | | plant_turbines = | ||
| plant_pumpgenerators | | plant_pumpgenerators = | ||
| plant_pumps | | plant_pumps = | ||
| plant_capacity | | plant_capacity = | ||
| plant_capacity_factor | | plant_capacity_factor = | ||
| plant_efficiency | | plant_efficiency = | ||
| plant_storage_hours | | plant_storage_hours = | ||
| plant_annual_gen | | plant_annual_gen = | ||
| plant_annual_gen_year | | plant_annual_gen_year = | ||
| website | | website = {{URL|https://irrigationap.cgg.gov.in/wrd/dashBoard}} | ||
| extra | | extra = | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:Sunset View at Godavari.jpg|thumb|Sunset View at Dowleswaram Barrage]] | [[File:Sunset View at Godavari.jpg|thumb|Sunset View at Dowleswaram Barrage]] | ||
The '''Dowleswaram Barrage''' was an irrigation structure originally built in 1850 on the lower stretch of the [[Godavari River]] before it empties into the [[Bay of Bengal]]. It was rebuilt in 1970 when it was officially renamed | The '''Dowleswaram Barrage''' was an irrigation structure originally built in 1850 on the lower stretch of the [[Godavari River]] before it empties into the [[Bay of Bengal]]. It was rebuilt in 1970 when it was officially renamed as '''Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage''' or '''Godavari Barrage'''.<ref name = "wris">{{cite web|title=Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage / Godavari Barrage B00131|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Sir_Arthur_Cotton_Barrage_/Godavari_Barrage_B00131 |access-date=31 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226135151/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Sir_Arthur_Cotton_Barrage_/Godavari_Barrage_B00131|archive-date=2018-12-26|url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||
The Godavari River empties its water into the Bay of Bengal after flowing nearly fifty miles from the Dowleswaram Barrage. [[ | The Godavari River empties its water into the Bay of Bengal after flowing nearly fifty miles from the Dowleswaram Barrage. [[Rajahmundry]] is a city situated on the left bank of Godavari River. Upstream, where the river is divided into two streams; the Gautami to the left and the Vasistha to the right, forms the joining line between the West Godavari and the East Godavari districts. The dam alignment crosses two mid stream islands. | ||
==Original Dowleswaram Barrage== | ==Original Dowleswaram Barrage== | ||
The original Dowleswaram Barrage (also spelled ''Dowlaisweram'' or ''Dowlaiswaram'') was built by a British irrigation engineer, [[Arthur Cotton|Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton]] and completed in 1850.<ref name="hope">{{cite book |last1=Hope |first1=Elizabeth |title=General Sir Arthur Cotton, R. E., K. C. S. I.: His Life and Work |year=1900 |publisher=Hodder and Stoughton |location=London |isbn=978-1444629965 |page=[https://archive.org/details/generalsirarthur01hope/page/120 120] |url=https://archive.org/details/generalsirarthur01hope |quote=dowleswaram. |access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref> The barrage was constructed in four sections, which allowed flood passage during the construction period. The | The original Dowleswaram Barrage (also spelled ''Dowlaisweram'' or ''Dowlaiswaram'') was built by a British irrigation engineer, [[Arthur Cotton|Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton]] and completed in 1850.<ref name="hope">{{cite book |last1=Hope |first1=Elizabeth |title=General Sir Arthur Cotton, R. E., K. C. S. I.: His Life and Work |year=1900 |publisher=Hodder and Stoughton |location=London |isbn=978-1444629965 |page=[https://archive.org/details/generalsirarthur01hope/page/120 120] |url=https://archive.org/details/generalsirarthur01hope |quote=dowleswaram. |access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref> The barrage was constructed in four sections, which allowed flood passage during the construction period. The Dowleswaram Barrage was 15 feet high and 3.5 km long.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} | ||
Cotton's many projects averted famines and stimulated the economy of southern India. Before this [[Barrage (dam)|barrage]] was constructed many hectares of land has been flooded with water and was unused. The water would be worthlessly going into sea. But when Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton had built the barrage those unused lands were brought into cultivation and the water was stored and used. The Cotton Museum was constructed on behalf of Cotton's memory. It is a tourist attraction in Rajahmundry. | Cotton's many projects averted famines and stimulated the economy of southern India. Before this [[Barrage (dam)|barrage]] was constructed many hectares of land has been flooded with water and was unused. The water would be worthlessly going into sea. But when Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton had built the barrage those unused lands were brought into cultivation and the water was stored and used. The Cotton Museum was constructed on behalf of Cotton's memory. It is a tourist attraction in Rajahmundry.{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} | ||
==Modern Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage / Godavari Barrage== | ==Modern Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage / Godavari Barrage== | ||
In 1970, the barrage was heightened to 10.6 m. The reservoir has 3.12 [[Tmcft]] gross storage capacity and dead storage of 2.02 Tmcft at {{convert|40|ft|m|0}} [[Mean sea level|MSL]]. | In 1970, the barrage was heightened to 10.6 m. The reservoir has 3.12 [[Tmcft]] gross storage capacity and dead storage of 2.02 Tmcft at {{convert|40|ft|m|0}} [[Mean sea level|MSL]].{{Citation needed|date=October 2021}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
==External links== | |||
{{commonscat}} | {{commonscat}} | ||
{{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh}} | {{Hydrography of Andhra Pradesh}} | ||
{{Godavari basin}} | {{Godavari basin}} | ||
{{Godavari River dams}} | {{Godavari River dams}} | ||
[[Category:Dams on the Godavari River]] | [[Category:Dams on the Godavari River]] | ||
[[Category:Tidal barrages]] | [[Category:Tidal barrages]] | ||
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[[Category:Dams completed in 1850]] | [[Category:Dams completed in 1850]] | ||
[[Category:Dams completed in 1970]] | [[Category:Dams completed in 1970]] | ||
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| Dowleswaram Barrage | |
|---|---|
 Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage in Rajahmundry | |
  Location of Dowleswaram Barrage in Andhra Pradesh | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Dowleswaram, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 16°55′51″N 81°45′57″E / 16.9307594°N 81.7657988°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation, water supply |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1970 |
| Opening date | 1982 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Andhra Pradesh |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Barrage |
| Impounds | Godavari River |
| Length | 3,599 m[1] |
| Website irrigationap | |
The Dowleswaram Barrage was an irrigation structure originally built in 1850 on the lower stretch of the Godavari River before it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It was rebuilt in 1970 when it was officially renamed as Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage or Godavari Barrage.[1]
Geography[edit | edit source]
The Godavari River empties its water into the Bay of Bengal after flowing nearly fifty miles from the Dowleswaram Barrage. Rajahmundry is a city situated on the left bank of Godavari River. Upstream, where the river is divided into two streams; the Gautami to the left and the Vasistha to the right, forms the joining line between the West Godavari and the East Godavari districts. The dam alignment crosses two mid stream islands.
Original Dowleswaram Barrage[edit | edit source]
The original Dowleswaram Barrage (also spelled Dowlaisweram or Dowlaiswaram) was built by a British irrigation engineer, Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton and completed in 1850.[2] The barrage was constructed in four sections, which allowed flood passage during the construction period. The Dowleswaram Barrage was 15 feet high and 3.5 km long.[citation needed]
Cotton's many projects averted famines and stimulated the economy of southern India. Before this barrage was constructed many hectares of land has been flooded with water and was unused. The water would be worthlessly going into sea. But when Sir Arthur Thomas Cotton had built the barrage those unused lands were brought into cultivation and the water was stored and used. The Cotton Museum was constructed on behalf of Cotton's memory. It is a tourist attraction in Rajahmundry.[citation needed]
Modern Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage / Godavari Barrage[edit | edit source]
In 1970, the barrage was heightened to 10.6 m. The reservoir has 3.12 Tmcft gross storage capacity and dead storage of 2.02 Tmcft at 40 feet (12 m) MSL.[citation needed]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of dams and reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh
- List of dams and reservoirs in India
- Prakasam Barrage
- Godavari Water Disputes Tribunal
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Sir Arthur Cotton Barrage / Godavari Barrage B00131". Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ Hope, Elizabeth (1900). General Sir Arthur Cotton, R. E., K. C. S. I.: His Life and Work. London: Hodder and Stoughton. p. 120. ISBN 978-1444629965. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
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