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{{Infobox dam
| name                 =Bhadbhada dam
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| name_official        =Bhadbhada dam 
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| res_name             =[[Upper Lake (Bhopal)]]
| location             =[[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] 
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| opening              = 1965
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| res_capacity_total   = {{convert|117.05|e6m3|abbr=on}}
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| coordinates          = {{coord|23|12|30|N|77|22|44|E|display=inline,title}}
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The '''Bhadbhada dam''' is a set of 11 [[sluice gates]] at the south-east corner of [[Upper Lake (Bhopal)|Upper lake]] in [[Bhopal]]. It was constructed in 1965.<ref name='EPCO'>{{cite web |url=http://www.epco.in/Bhoj_Aboutthelakes.asp |title=EPCO Bhopal |accessdate=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210034119/http://www.epco.in/Bhoj_Aboutthelakes.asp |archivedate=2010-12-10 }}</ref> The gates are used to control the outflow of water from the lake to Kaliasote river,<ref name='mpurban.gov.in'>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpurban.gov.in/News/frm_NewsVIEW.aspx?newsid=2179 |title=Army to join in desilting of Upper Lake | publisher=Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh | date=30 January 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091211134930/http://www.mpurban.gov.in/News/frm_NewsVIEW.aspx?newsid=2179 |archivedate=2009-12-11 | accessdate=2 December 2018 }}</ref> and are usually opened only when the city receives heavy rainfall during the monsoon season. It has a full tank level of 1666.80 feet.<ref name='hindu'>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/15/stories/2006081513210500.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105085145/http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/15/stories/2006081513210500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2012 |title=Bhopal records highest rainfall in 33 years |accessdate=2009-08-31 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=15 August 2006 }}</ref>{{fv|date=December 2018}}

==References==
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{{Hydrography of Madhya Pradesh}}
{{City of Bhopal}}
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[[Category:Dams in Madhya Pradesh]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Bhopal]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Bhopal]]
[[Category:1965 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]


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