WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF KANKE DAM IN RANCHI JHARKHAND INDIA

Kanke Dam is a major water reservoir in Ranchi Jharkhand. Located in Kanke road and Kanke, this water reservoir on the River Potpoto which is a prime source of water for Kanke Dam. It was designed by the British in the year 1954. It is an earthen dam with boulder pitching and is built at the foot of Gonda hills. The dam is popular for picnic spot and has a scenic view, sunset point and Rock Garder on Gonda Hills. The dam extend between Latitude 23 °41° North and 23 °43 ° North and Longitude 85 °31° East and 85 °33 ° East, covering the areas of 182.10 Hectors of perennial water. Average Elevation is about 611m (2,004 ft). This paper present the Water Quality Assessment of Kanke Dam. The analysis was carried out on the parameters such as Physical: Water Level, Temperature, and Transparency. Chemical: Hydrogen ion Concentration (pH), Dissolved Oxygen, Total Alkalinity, Chloride, Sulphate, Phosphate, Organic matter. Biological: Phytoplanktons. The range of various parameters of water of the water bodies are as Hydrogen ion Concentration (pH) (7.2),Dissolved Oxygen (10.9 ), Free Carbon-di-oxide (7.30),Total Alkalinity (96.8), Chloride (72.8), Sulphate (36.35), Phosphate (0.640), Organic matter (0.640). The duration of the study period is from Sept 2021 to Aug 2023.