| Panchet Dam | |
|---|---|
_Dhanbad.jpg) Panchet Dam in 2013 | |
  Location in Jharkhand | |
| Official name | Panchet Dam |
| Country | India |
| Location | Dhanbad district, Jharkhand and Purulia district, West Bengal |
| Coordinates | 23°40′41″N 86°44′49″E / 23.67806°N 86.74694°E |
| Status | Functional |
| Opening date | 6 December 1959 |
| Owner(s) | Damodar Valley Corporation |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthen Dam with concrete Spillway |
| Impounds | Damodar River |
| Height | 45.00 metres (147.64 ft) |
| Length | 6,777 metres (22,234 ft) |
| Width (base) | 10.67 metres (35.0 ft) |
| Spillway type | concrete spillway |
| Spillway capacity | 17853 m³/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Panchet reservoir |
| Active capacity | 1497.54 million m3 |
| Inactive capacity | 170.37 million m3 |
| Surface area | 27.92 km2 |
| Power Station | |
| Operator(s) | Damodar Valley Corporation |
| Installed capacity | 2x40 MW |
Panchet Dam was the last of the four multi-purpose dams included in the first phase of the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC). It was constructed across the Damodar River at Panchet in Dhanbad district in the Indian state of Jharkhand, and opened in 1959.