Kolar Dam

Kolar Dam
Location of Kolar Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Kolar Dam D02839
Location Saoner
Coordinates 21°24′13″N 78°48′24″E / 21.4037454°N 78.8065318°E / 21.4037454; 78.8065318Coordinates: 21°24′13″N 78°48′24″E / 21.4037454°N 78.8065318°E / 21.4037454; 78.8065318
Opening date 1984[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Kolar river
Height 30.11 m (98.8 ft)
Length 2,910 m (9,550 ft)
Dam volume 1,084 km3 (260 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 31,320 km3 (7,510 cu mi)
Surface area 6,430 km2 (2,480 sq mi)

Kolar Dam is an earthfill dam on Kolar river near Saoner, Nagpur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30.11 m (98.8 ft) while the length is 2,910 m (9,550 ft). The volume content is 1,084 km3 (260 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 35,380.00 km3 (8,488.11 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kolar D02839". Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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