Dheku Dam

Dheku Dam
Location of Dheku Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Dheku Dam D01120
Location Vaijapur
Coordinates 20°06′22″N 74°55′58″E / 20.1061669°N 74.9327771°E / 20.1061669; 74.9327771Coordinates: 20°06′22″N 74°55′58″E / 20.1061669°N 74.9327771°E / 20.1061669; 74.9327771
Opening date 1960[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Dheku river
Height 20 m (66 ft)
Length 2,421 m (7,943 ft)
Dam volume 137 km3 (33 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 12,160 km3 (2,920 cu mi)
Surface area 447 km2 (173 sq mi)

Dheku Dam, is an earthfill dam on Dheku river near Vaijapur, Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 20 m (66 ft) while the length is 2,421 m (7,943 ft). The volume content is 137 km3 (33 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 14,000.00 km3 (3,358.78 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Dheku D01120". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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