Umiam Dam

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Umiam Dam is a major hydroelectric and water storage dam in Meghalaya, India, that created the scenic Umiam Lake and supports regional power generation, irrigation, and tourism.

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Umiam Dam canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dam ⓘ
gravity dam ⓘ
hydroelectric dam ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Barapani Dam ⓘ
basinCountry India ⓘ
category Dams in Meghalaya ⓘ
Hydroelectric power stations in Meghalaya ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Meghalaya ⓘ
constructionBegan 1958 ⓘ
country India ⓘ
creates Umiam Lake ⓘ
crosses Umiam River ⓘ
designedFor multi-purpose water resource development ⓘ
distanceFromShillong about 15 km ⓘ
feeds downstream Umiam-Umtru power stations ⓘ
hasReservoir Umiam Lake ⓘ
impact creation of Umiam Lake ⓘ
promotion of tourism in Meghalaya ⓘ
regional power supply ⓘ
support for irrigation ⓘ
locatedIn Meghalaya ⓘ
locatedInDistrict Ri-Bhoi district ⓘ
linked to: Ri Bhoi district
locatedNear Shillong ⓘ
locatedOnHighway National Highway 6 ⓘ
namedAfter Umiam River ⓘ
nearbyCity Shillong ⓘ
openingYear 1965 ⓘ
operator Meghalaya Power Generation Corporation Limited ⓘ
owner Government of Meghalaya ⓘ
partOf Umiam-Umtru Hydroelectric Project ⓘ
purpose flood control ⓘ
hydroelectric power generation ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
water storage ⓘ
region Northeast India ⓘ
reservoirName Umiam Lake ⓘ
reservoirUse drinking water supply ⓘ
fisheries ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
state Meghalaya ⓘ
supportsActivity boating ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
water sports ⓘ
touristAttraction Umiam Lake ⓘ
waterSourceFor Shillong and surrounding areas ⓘ

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Umiam Lake → formedBy → Umiam Dam ⓘ
Umiam River → hasDam → Umiam Dam ⓘ