Showing posts with label worlds highest straight Gravity Dam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label worlds highest straight Gravity Dam. Show all posts

May 2, 2013

World’s Highest Straight Gravity Dam: Bhakhra Dam


Satellite View of Bhakhra dam: Fabulous World



It’s the one top most dams classified as straight gravity dams. This Dam, at 741 ft (226 m) is the highest one as compared to USA’s largest Hoover Dam (Arched gravity dam). The 90 km long reservoir of this dam is spread over 168.35 sq km, which stores 9.34 billion cubic meters of water which is capable to drain almost 3 states ahead it (Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi). To know more keep reading the post ahead…….