Karpara Dam

Karpara Dam
Location of Karpara Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Karpara Dam D01286
Location Jintur
Coordinates 19°30′39″N 76°37′44″E / 19.5107101°N 76.6288661°E / 19.5107101; 76.6288661Coordinates: 19°30′39″N 76°37′44″E / 19.5107101°N 76.6288661°E / 19.5107101; 76.6288661
Opening date 1975[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Karpara river
Height 16.66 m (54.7 ft)
Length 1,046 m (3,432 ft)
Dam volume 344 km3 (83 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 24,700 km3 (5,900 cu mi)
Surface area 778 km2 (300 sq mi)

Karpara Dam, is an earthfill dam on Karpara river near Jintur, Parbhani district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 16.66 m (54.7 ft) while the length is 1,046 m (3,432 ft). The volume content is 344 km3 (83 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 27,320.00 km3 (6,554.42 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Karpara D01286". Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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