Koteshwar Dam is built on Bhagirathi River in Tehri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. It is a run-of-the- river type dam which is 97.5 metres tall and 300.5 metres long.
Pratapnagar in Tehri Garhwal is the nearest city from this dam. The Koteshwar dam was built with a purpose of generating hydroelectric power.