Karadkhed Dam

Karadkhed Dam
Location of Karadkhed Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Karadkhed Dam D01295
Location Deglur
Coordinates 18°28′35″N 77°29′12″E / 18.476475°N 77.4867735°E / 18.476475; 77.4867735Coordinates: 18°28′35″N 77°29′12″E / 18.476475°N 77.4867735°E / 18.476475; 77.4867735
Opening date 1978[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds local river
Height 19 m (62 ft)
Length 1,454 m (4,770 ft)
Dam volume 498 km3 (119 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 10,980 km3 (2,630 cu mi)
Surface area 289 km2 (112 sq mi)

Karadkhed Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Deglur, Nanded district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,454 m (4,770 ft). The volume content is 498 km3 (119 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,000.00 km3 (2,878.95 cu mi).[2]It is situated near Karadkhed which is 12km away from sub-district headquarter Deglur and 93km away from district headquarter Nanded.

Purpose

  • Irrigation
  • Drinking Water Supply to degloor Taluk

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Karadkhed D01295". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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