Burai Dam

Burai Dam
Location of Burai Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Burai Dam D01422
Location Sakri
Coordinates 21°09′12″N 74°34′22″E / 21.1533767°N 74.5728349°E / 21.1533767; 74.5728349Coordinates: 21°09′12″N 74°34′22″E / 21.1533767°N 74.5728349°E / 21.1533767; 74.5728349
Opening date 1983[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Burai river
Height 30.6 m (100 ft)
Length 1,013 m (3,323 ft)
Dam volume 168 km3 (40 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 14,210 km3 (3,410 cu mi)
Surface area 31,440 km2 (12,140 sq mi)

Burai Dam is an earthfill dam on Burai River near Sakri, Dhule district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 30.6 m (100 ft) while the length is 1,013 m (3,323 ft). The volume content is 168 km3 (40 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 21,330.00 km3 (5,117.34 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Burai D01422". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
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