Ramganga Dam, Embankment dam and hydroelectric station near Jim Corbett National Park, India.
Ramganga Dam is an embankment dam made of earth and rock in Pauri Garhwal district, northern India, standing 128 meters tall and 715 meters long. It holds back the Ramganga river to form a large reservoir used for generating electricity and supplying water for irrigation.
Construction started in 1961 and finished in 1974 as part of a broader push across northern India to harness rivers for power and farming. The project permanently changed the course and character of the Ramganga river and the landscape around it.
The reservoir borders Jim Corbett National Park and draws migratory birds that rest here through the winter months. Visitors can watch many bird species from the shoreline without needing to enter the park itself.
The site is easiest to reach and most pleasant to visit outside the monsoon season, when roads in this hilly area can become unreliable. Sturdy footwear and enough water are worth bringing if you plan to walk around the reservoir shoreline.
A separate structure called the saddle dam, about 72 meters tall, sits roughly 2.5 kilometers northeast of the main dam on a neighboring waterway. This second dam was built to plug a natural gap in the terrain that would otherwise allow water from the reservoir to escape.
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