Ekburji Dam

Ekburji Dam
Location of Ekburji Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Ekburji Dam D01207
Location Washim
Coordinates 20°02′41″N 77°06′04″E / 20.0447743°N 77.1011067°E / 20.0447743; 77.1011067Coordinates: 20°02′41″N 77°06′04″E / 20.0447743°N 77.1011067°E / 20.0447743; 77.1011067
Opening date 1964[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Chandrabhaga river
Height 23.7 m (78 ft)
Length 830 m (2,720 ft)
Dam volume 566 km3 (136 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 11,960 km3 (2,870 cu mi)
Surface area 218 km2 (84 sq mi)

Ekburji Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandrabhaga river near Washim in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 23.7 m (78 ft) while the length is 830 m (2,720 ft). The volume content is 566 km3 (136 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 14,100.00 km3 (3,382.77 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ekburji D01207". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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