Sukhi Dam

22°26′20.7″N 073°52′56.5″E / 22.439083°N 73.882361°E / 22.439083; 73.882361PurposeIrrigationStatusOperationalConstruction began1978Opening date1987Dam and spillwaysType of damEmbankment, earth-fillImpoundsSukhi RiverHeight (foundation)38 m (125 ft)Length4,256 m (13,963 ft)Dam volume4,173,170 m³ (5,458,300 cu yd)Spillway typeOgee, gate-controlledSpillway capacity5,964.3 m³/s (210,630 cu ft/s)ReservoirTotal capacity178,470,000 m³ (144,690 acre⋅ft)Active capacity167,140,000 m³ (135,500 acre⋅ft)Catchment area412 km² (159 sq mi)Surface area29.04 km² (11.21 sq mi)

Sukhi Dam is an embankment dam on the Sukhi River near the village of Dungarvat in Chhota Udepur district of Gujarat, India. The primary purpose of the dam is the irrigation of a 31,532 ha (77,920 acres) area with nearly 350 km (220 mi) of canals. It was built between 1978 and 1987. The dam is an earth-fill type with a masonry spillway section.^[1]

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