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India has many natural lakes,
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar is the largest man-made lake in the country by area.
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India’s largest artificial lake
Govind Ballabh Pant Sagar, also known as the Rihand Reservoir.
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Located in Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh,
and extending into Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. Built on the Rihand River.
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The lake was formed after the construction of the Rihand Dam,
one of India’s tallest concrete gravity dams.
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Height: ~300 feet Length: ~934 meters Built for hydropower generation Completed in 1962
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Storage: ~10.6 billion cubic meters Area: ~450 sq km Max Depth: ~90 meters Often called an “Inland Sea”
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✔Electricity generation ✔ Irrigation support ✔ Industrial water supply ✔ Supports India’s energy hub
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