Devargan Dam

Devargan Dam
Location of Devargan Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Devargan Dam D03631
Location Udgir
Coordinates 18°20′00″N 76°59′41″E / 18.3332518°N 76.9948482°E / 18.3332518; 76.9948482Coordinates: 18°20′00″N 76°59′41″E / 18.3332518°N 76.9948482°E / 18.3332518; 76.9948482
Opening date 1993[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Devari river
Height 15.58 m (51.1 ft)
Length 1,715 m (5,627 ft)
Dam volume 0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 10,670 km3 (2,560 cu mi)
Surface area 4,010 km2 (1,550 sq mi)

Devargan Dam, is an earthfill dam on Devari river near Udgir, Latur district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 15.58 m (51.1 ft) while the length is 1,715 m (5,627 ft). The volume content is 0 km3 (0 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,410.00 km3 (3,217.23 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Devargan D03631". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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