Khandeshar Dam

Khandeshar Dam
Location of Khandeshar Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Khandeshar Dam D04146
Location O'bad
Coordinates 18°30′14″N 75°25′30″E / 18.5038042°N 75.4249352°E / 18.5038042; 75.4249352Coordinates: 18°30′14″N 75°25′30″E / 18.5038042°N 75.4249352°E / 18.5038042; 75.4249352
Opening date 1978[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Vali river
Height 17.14 m (56.2 ft)
Length 1,257 m (4,124 ft)
Dam volume 305 km3 (73 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 8,820 km3 (2,120 cu mi)
Surface area 3,000 km2 (1,200 sq mi)

Khandeshar Dam, is an earthfill dam on Vali river near Osmanabad in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.14 m (56.2 ft) while the length is 1,257 m (4,124 ft). The volume content is 305 km3 (73 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 10,840.00 km3 (2,600.65 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Khandeshar D04146". Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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