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{{Infobox dam
| name = Bhimgoda Barrage
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| location_map = India Uttarakhand
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| country = India
| location = [[Haridwar]]
| status = O
| construction_began = 1979
| opening = 1983
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| plant_operator = Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd.
| plant_commission = Pathri: 1955 Mohammadpur: 1952
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The '''Bhimgoda Barrage''', also referred to as the '''Bhimgoda Weir''' or '''Bhimgoda Head Works''', is a [[barrage (dam)|barrage]] on the [[Ganges River]] at [[Har ki Pauri]] near [[Haridwar]] in [[Haridwar district]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]]. Built as the [[headworks]] of the Upper [[Ganges Canal]], an initial barrage was completed by 1854 and replaced twice; the final one completed in 1983. The primary purpose for the barrage is irrigation but it also serves to provide water for [[hydroelectric]] power production and control floods. The area behind the barrage is known as the Neel Dhara Bird Sanctuary and is a popular destination for various waterbirds and tourists.

==Background==
[[File:Headworks ganges canal haridwar1860.jpg|thumb|left|200px|View of Bhimgoda Barrage, the [[headworks]] of the [[Ganges Canal]] in [[Haridwar]], 1860.]]
The initial barrage was constructed between 1840 and 1854 to supply the [[Ganges canal#Upper Ganges Canal|Upper Ganges Canal]] with water and control flooding. This was done during a significant period of infrastructure development in India. [[Lord Dalhousie]], the [[Governor-General of India]] at the time inaugurated the project. A permanent barrage was later erected {{Convert|3|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} upstream of the barrage between 1913 and 1920 to support the canal better.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bhimgoda canal Heal Works|url=http://www.meriyatrra.com/travel-places/bhimgoda-canal-heal-works.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522131432/http://www.meriyatrra.com/travel-places/bhimgoda-canal-heal-works.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 May 2010|publisher=Mer Yattra|accessdate=12 July 2011}}</ref> A new barrage was constructed downstream between 1979 and 1983 to replace the older barrage upstream.<ref>{{cite web|title=Projects|url=http://arvindtechno.com/past_projects.html|publisher=Arvind Techno|accessdate=12 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110702141139/http://arvindtechno.com/past_projects.html|archivedate=2 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The Pathri and [[Mohanpur Mohammadpur]] Power Plants along the canal's length were commissioned in 1955 and 1952, respectively.<ref name=pone>{{cite web|title=Pathri Power Plant (3x6.8 MW)|url=http://www.uttarakhandjalvidyut.com/pathri.htm|publisher=Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited|accessdate=12 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604003128/http://uttarakhandjalvidyut.com/pathri.htm|archivedate=4 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref name=ptwo>{{cite web|title=Mohammadpur Power Plant (3x3.1=9.3 MW)|url=http://www.uttarakhandjalvidyut.com/mohammadpur.htm|publisher=Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited|accessdate=12 July 2011}}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Design and operation==
[[File:Bhimgoda Barrage Diversion to Har-Ki-Paudi.jpg|thumb|Diversion towards Har-Ki-Paudi]]
The barrage is {{Convert|455|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} long and sits at the head of a {{Convert|23000|km2|mi2|0|abbr=on}} [[drainage basin|catchment area]]. It contains 15 spillways gates and 7 undersluice gates, all {{Convert|18|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} wide. The flood discharge of the barrage is {{Convert|19300|m3/s|ft3/s|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|last=Thandaveswara|first=B.S.|title=Bhavani Type Stilling Basin|url=https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:AIZl9mJmDV4J:nptel.iitm.ac.in/courses/IIT-MADRAS/Hydraulics/pdfs/Unit32/32_3.pdf+Bhimgoda+barrage&hl=en&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgOobXVnShUXwOQZkGNSXBf6X8jAtIhJP9X6wS45cCkvFEnXz2--JPuMW7uOL01Zo1KHQPg1QJTmgFQdd9DRJ80bRNwSBDSBKVsnJqWbNPD9qzR9K2mKTBq_KcTyePZ4I37tdvv&sig=AHIEtbRjJh2p_vXSk_YhvdhcZd1sTRzjTg|publisher=NPTEL|accessdate=12 July 2011}}</ref> Adjacent to it, on the right bank of the river, the barrage diverts water into the Upper Ganges Canal. The canal system is immense, consisting of {{Convert|6450|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} of main canal and branches, providing irrigation for up to {{Convert|2023000|ha|acre|0|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pilot Study on Water Use Efficiency of the Upper Ganga Canal (Chapter 1)|url=http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/ugc/ch1.pdf|publisher=Government of India Planning Commission|accessdate=12 July 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110710200916/http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/ugc/ch1.pdf| archivedate= 10 July 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> At a distance of {{Convert|13|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} down the main canal, water reaches the 20.4 MW Pathri Power Plant at {{Coord|29|42|12|N|77|51|38|E|name=Pathri Power Plant}}. It contains three 6.8 MW [[Kaplan turbine]]-generators and has a design [[hydraulic head]] of {{Convert|9.75|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name=pone/> Further down the main canal, and south of [[Manglaur]], is the 9.3 MW Mohammadpur Power Plant at {{Coord|29|42|12|N|77|51|38|E|name=Mohammadpur Power Plant}}. It contains three 3.1 MW Kaplan turbine-generators and has a design head of {{Convert|5.79|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}. The design discharge of both power plants is about {{Convert|255|m3/s|ft3/s|0|abbr=on}}. Although both power plants are owned by Uttaranchal Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd., canal flows are regulated by the Uttar Pradesh Irrigation Department.<ref name=ptwo/>
 
[[File:Bhimgoda Barrage..jpg|thumb|Bhimgoda Barrage as seen from Chilla Road. ]]
 

==See also==
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*[[Proby Cautley]] - engineer of the Ganges Canal

==References==
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{{Hydrography of Uttarakhand}}
{{Power Stations of Uttarakhand}}

[[Category:Dams completed in 1854]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1983]]
[[Category:Dams in Uttarakhand]]
[[Category:Tidal barrages]]
[[Category:Haridwar district]]
[[Category:Ganges]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in India]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

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