Kar Dam

Kar Dam
Location of Kar Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Kar Dam D03107
Location Wardha
Coordinates 21°13′40″N 78°27′09″E / 21.2279°N 78.4526°E / 21.2279; 78.4526Coordinates: 21°13′40″N 78°27′09″E / 21.2279°N 78.4526°E / 21.2279; 78.4526
Opening date 2000[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Kar river
Height 25.13 m (82.4 ft)
Length 1,067 m (3,501 ft)
Dam volume 265.06 km3 (63.59 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 21,060 km3 (5,050 cu mi)
Surface area 4,480 km2 (1,730 sq mi)

Kar Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kar river near Wardha in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 25.13 m (82.4 ft) while the length is 1,067 m (3,501 ft). The volume content is 265.06 km3 (63.59 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 25,960.00 km3 (6,228.14 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kar D03107". Retrieved 28 February 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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