Tehri Dam

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. How tall is Tehri Dam?260.5 meters (855 feet)
2. What is the location?Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, India
3. What is the dam type?Rock and earth-fill embankment dam
4. What is the Tehri Dam and where is it located?The Tehri Dam is India's tallest dam, standing 260.5 meters high. It is built on the Bhagirathi River in the Lesser Himalayan region of India.
5. How does the Tehri Dam help people with water?The dam creates a large reservoir that stores water for farms and cities. This water supplies farmers for crops and gives towns clean drinking water.

Embankment Dam: A dam constructed from compacted earth, rock, or a combination thereof, forming a barrier across a river.
Hydroelectric Power: Electricity generated from the energy of moving water, typically by utilizing turbines connected to generators.
Pumped-Storage Scheme: A type of hydroelectric energy storage system that uses two water reservoirs at different elevations to store and generate power.
Geotechnical: Relating to the behavior of earth materials and the application of soil and rock mechanics to engineering problems.