Ukai dam

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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.

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