Srisailam Dam

The Srisailam Dam is a gravity dam built on the confluence of and . Its hydroelectric power station is India's 2nd largest by capacity.
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  • Type: Dam
  • Description: dam on Krishna river near SriSailam, Andhra Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: “Sirisailam vannkraftverk”, “Srisailam vannkraftverk”, and “Srisailam水壩”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Srisailam.

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is a town in the region of , . Home to a Jyotirlinga, it is about 245 km from and 132 km from Nandyal.

Srisailam Dam

Latitude
16.08653° or 16° 5′ 12″ north
Longitude
78.89702° or 78° 53′ 49″ east
Open location code
7J8W3VPW+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 135953153
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­dam
Wiki­data ID
Q1552235
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Srisailam Dam” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Srisailam 水壩”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سد سريسيلم”
  • French: “barrage de Srisailam”
  • French: “Barrage de Srisailam”
  • German: “Srisailam-Talsperre”
  • Hindi: “श्रीशैलम बांध”
  • Indonesian: “Bendungan Srisailam”
  • Italian: “diga di Srisailam”
  • Malayalam: “ശ്രീശൈലം അണക്കെട്ട്”
  • Marathi: “श्री शैल्यम धरण”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Srisailam-demningen”
  • Norwegian: “Srisailam-demningen”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼੍ਰੀਸੈਲਮ ਡੈਮ”
  • Polish: “Zapora Srisailam”
  • Swahili: “Bwawa la Srisailam”
  • Tamil: “ஸ்ரீசைலம் அணை”
  • Telugu: “శ్రీశైలం ప్రాజెక్టు”
  • Ukrainian: “ГЕС-ГАЕС Срісайлам”
  • Western Panjabi: “شریسیلم ڈیم”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Srisailam right power station and Srisailam left power station.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: SubCentre, Eegalapenta and Srisailam Right Bank HPP.

Andhra Pradesh: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Visakhapatnam and Vijayawada.

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