Jakapur Dam

Jakapur Dam
Location of Jakapur Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Jakapur Dam D01319
Location Umarga
Coordinates 17°50′18″N 76°34′02″E / 17.8382056°N 76.5671003°E / 17.8382056; 76.5671003Coordinates: 17°50′18″N 76°34′02″E / 17.8382056°N 76.5671003°E / 17.8382056; 76.5671003
Opening date 1977[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds local river
Height 14.8 m (49 ft)
Length 2,257 m (7,405 ft)
Dam volume 322 km3 (77 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface area 0 km2 (0 sq mi)

Jakapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Umarga, Osmanabad district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.8 m (49 ft) while the length is 2,257 m (7,405 ft). The volume content is 322 km3 (77 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 10,176.00 km3 (2,441.35 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Jakapur D01319". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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