Kawadas Dam

Kawadas Dam
Official name Kawadas (Pickup) Dam
Location Javhar
Opening date 1979
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds local river
Height 28.08 m (92.1 ft)
Length 630 m (2,070 ft)
Dam volume 180 km3 (43 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 9,970 km3 (2,390 cu mi)
Surface area 5,480 km2 (2,120 sq mi)

Kawadas Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Javhar in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 28.08 m (92.1 ft) while the length is 630 m (2,070 ft). The volume content is 180 km3 (43 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,700.00 km3 (3,286.80 cu mi).[1]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine.

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