Bahula Dam

Bahula Dam
Location of Bahula Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Bahula Dam
Location Khedgaon
Coordinates 20°41′37″N 75°23′48″E / 20.6935931°N 75.3965949°E / 20.6935931; 75.3965949Coordinates: 20°41′37″N 75°23′48″E / 20.6935931°N 75.3965949°E / 20.6935931; 75.3965949
Opening date 1997
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Bahula river
Height 17 m (56 ft)
Length 5,280 m (17,320 ft)
Dam volume 847 km3 (203 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 16,330 km3 (3,920 cu mi)
Surface area 581 km2 (224 sq mi)

Bahula Dam, is an earthfill dam on Bahula river in Pachora, Jalgaon district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17 m (56 ft) while the length is 5,280 m (17,320 ft). The volume content is 847 km3 (203 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 20,030.00 km3 (4,805.45 cu mi).[1][2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Bahula D03033". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
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