Rihand Dam

Rihand Dam, also known as Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is the second-largest dam in India by volume, behind only of . The reservoir of Rihand Dam, called Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, is India's largest artificial lake.
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  • Type: Reservoir
  • Description: dam in India
  • Also known as: Govind Ballabah Pant Sāgar”, “Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar”, “Govind Ballabh Pant Sagār”, and “Rihand Reservoir

Rihand Dam

Latitude
24.11269° or 24° 6′ 46″ north
Longitude
82.84095° or 82° 50′ 27″ east
Elevation
265 metres (869 feet)
Open location code
7MP44R7R+39
Geo­Names ID
1270858
Wiki­data ID
Q1735166
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In Other Languages

From French to Western Panjabi—“Rihand Dam” goes by many names.
  • French: barrage de Rihand
  • French: Barrage de Rihand
  • German: Rihand-Talsperre
  • Hindi: रिहन्द परियोजना
  • Italian: diga di Rihand
  • Panjabi: ਰਿਹੰਦ ਡੈਮ
  • Polish: Zapora Rihand
  • Swahili: Bwawa la Rihand
  • Western Panjabi: ریہند ڈیم

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