Kurnur Dam

Kurnur Dam
Location of Kurnur Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Kurnur Dam D04235
Location Tuljapur
Coordinates 17°37′01″N 76°12′56″E / 17.6168289°N 76.2155566°E / 17.6168289; 76.2155566Coordinates: 17°37′01″N 76°12′56″E / 17.6168289°N 76.2155566°E / 17.6168289; 76.2155566
Opening date 1968[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Bori river
Height 23.7 m (78 ft)
Length 1,206 m (3,957 ft)
Dam volume 45 km3 (11 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 32,670 km3 (7,840 cu mi)
Surface area 570 km2 (220 sq mi)

Kurnur Dam is an earthfill dam on Bori river near Tuljapur, Osmanabad district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 23.7 m (78 ft) while the length is 1,206 m (3,957 ft). The volume content is 45 km3 (11 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 35,240.00 km3 (8,454.53 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kurnur D04235". Retrieved 13 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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