Chandpur Dam

Chandpur Dam
Location of Chandpur Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Chandpur Dam D00989
Location Tumsar
Coordinates 21°31′06″N 79°48′38″E / 21.5184338°N 79.8104462°E / 21.5184338; 79.8104462Coordinates: 21°31′06″N 79°48′38″E / 21.5184338°N 79.8104462°E / 21.5184338; 79.8104462
Opening date 1915[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Chandpur river
Height 19 m (62 ft)
Length 1,051 m (3,448 ft)
Dam volume 80.36 km3 (19.28 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 28,879 km3 (6,928 cu mi)
Surface area 9,072 km2 (3,503 sq mi)

Chandpur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandpur river near Tumsar, Bhandara district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,051 m (3,448 ft). The volume content is 80.36 km3 (19.28 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 29,025.00 km3 (6,963.47 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Chandpur D00989". Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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