Gangapur Dam

Gangapur Dam
The canal tower of Gangapur Dam in 1956
Location of Gangapur Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Gangapur Dam D01034
Location Nasik
Coordinates 20°01′34″N 73°40′02″E / 20.0260565°N 73.6671498°E / 20.0260565; 73.6671498Coordinates: 20°01′34″N 73°40′02″E / 20.0260565°N 73.6671498°E / 20.0260565; 73.6671498
Opening date 1965[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Godavari river
Height 36.59 m (120.0 ft)
Length 3,902 m (12,802 ft)
Dam volume 4,612 km3 (1,106 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 203,880 km3 (48,910 cu mi)
Surface area 22,860 km2 (8,830 sq mi)

Gangapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on Godavari river near Nashik in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 36.59 m (120.0 ft) while the length is 3,902 m (12,802 ft). The volume content is 4,612 km3 (1,106 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 215,880.00 km3 (51,792.37 cu mi).[2]

Due to silt deposition in the reservoir area, the storage capacity of the dam has gradually reduced. The right side canal running towards Nashik is also closed due to the high civilization in the area. For these two reasons, an upstream dam, Kashypi Dam, is constructed which opened in 1998.[3]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

one of the earthen dam having emergency spillway

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Gangapur D01034". Retrieved March 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "Dams Under NID »» Gangapur Dam". Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
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