Matatila Dam

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Matatila Dam
Location of Matatila Dam in Uttar Pradesh Show map of Uttar Pradesh Matatila Dam (India) Show map of India
Coordinates	25°06′03″N 78°22′30″E / 25.1007121°N 78.3749048°E / 25.1007121; 78.3749048
Opening date	1958^[1]
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Betwa River
Length	6,300 m^[1]
Reservoir
Creates	Matatila Reservoir
Matalila Power House
Commission date	1965^[2]
Turbines	3×11MW
Installed capacity	33 MW^[2]

The Matatila Dam is a dam in district Lalitpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, that was built in 1958 on the Betwa River. Situated 93 km away from Deogarh, this earthen dam is 35 m high. The catchment area is around 20 km² 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, Uttar Pradesh (40 km).

References[edit]

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↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "Matatila Dam". India-WRIS. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Matatila Power House PH00273". India-WRIS. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
↑ "Matatila Dam in India". India9.com. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
↑ "Matatila Dam - Wikimapia". Wikimapia.org. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

Hydrography of Uttar Pradesh

Rivers

Main rivers	Ganges Yamuna Sarayu
North flowing	Betwa Chambal Dhasan Jamni Kanhar Karmanasa Ken Rihand Sindh Son Tamsa or Tons
South flowing	Babai Gaula Ghaghara or Karnali Gomti Hindon Kali Kukrail Ramganga Rohni Sharda Varuna West Rapti

Lakes

Dams and barrages

Canals

Bridges

Related topics

Hydrography of
surrounding areas

v t e Jhansi division topics
General	Bundelkhand Jhansi Fort Mahavir Swami Sanctuary
History	Rani Lakshmibai Central India Campaign (1858)
Districts	Jalaun Jhansi Lalitpur
Rivers, dams, lakes	Betwa Dhasan Jamni Yamuna Matatila Dam Parichha Dam Rajghat Dam Barua Sagar Tal
Languages, people	Bundeli Bundela Hindustani Standard Hindi Urdu
Transport	NH 12A NH 26 NH 76
Industries	Parichha Thermal Power Station
Lok Sabha constituencies	Jalaun Jhansi
See also	Cities and towns in Jalaun district Cities and towns in Jhansi district Cities and towns in Lalitpur district Villages in Jalaun district Villages in Lalitpur district People from Jalaun People from Jhansi People from Lalitpur
Other Divisions	Agra Aligarh Allahabad Azamgarh Bareilly Basti Chitrakoot Devipatan Faizabad Gorakhpur Kanpur Lucknow Meerut Mirzapur Moradabad Saharanpur Varanasi

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