River(Impounds): Tapti River
Location: Surat district and Tapi district
Opening: 1972
River(Impounds): Tapti River
Height: 80.772 metres
Length: 4,927 metres
Total Capacity: 7414.29 Mm3
History:
Having a catchment area of about 62,255 km2 and a water spread of about 52,000 hectares, its capacity is almost same as that of the Bhakra Nangal Dam. The site is located 94 km from Surat. The storage capacity of Ukai dam is almost 46% of the total capacity of all the other existing dams in Gujarat if put together.