Kalisarar Dam

Kalisarar Dam
Location of Kalisarar Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Kalisarar Dam D01115
Location Salekasa
Coordinates 21°10′36″N 80°27′11″E / 21.1766288°N 80.4530242°E / 21.1766288; 80.4530242Coordinates: 21°10′36″N 80°27′11″E / 21.1766288°N 80.4530242°E / 21.1766288; 80.4530242
Opening date 1988[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Gravity
Impounds Kalisarar river
Height 25.52 m (83.7 ft)
Length 830 m (2,720 ft)
Dam volume 697 km3 (167 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 27,750 km3 (6,660 cu mi)
Surface area 6,500 km2 (2,500 sq mi)

Kalisarar Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Kalisarar river near Salekasa, Gondia district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 25.52 m (83.7 ft) while the length is 830 m (2,720 ft). The volume content is 697 km3 (167 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 30,460.00 km3 (7,307.74 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kalisarar D01115". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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