Lower Panzara Dam

Akkalpada Dam
Location of Akkalpada Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Lower Panzara (Akkalpada) Dam D03103
Location Sakri
Coordinates 20°56′32″N 74°27′11″E / 20.9421621°N 74.4530797°E / 20.9421621; 74.4530797Coordinates: 20°56′32″N 74°27′11″E / 20.9421621°N 74.4530797°E / 20.9421621; 74.4530797
Demolition date N/A
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Panzara river
Height 33.28 m (109.2 ft)
Length 706 m (2,316 ft)
Dam volume 1,114 km3 (267 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 36,990 km3 (8,870 cu mi)
Surface area 6.28 km2 (2.42 sq mi)

Lower Panzara Dam, also known as Akkalpada Dam is an earthfill dam on Panzara river near Akkalpada (Sakri) in Dhule district in Maharashtra, India.[1]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 33.28 m (109.2 ft) while the length is 706 m (2,316 ft). The volume content is 1,114 km3 (267 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 39,750.00 km3 (9,536.53 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lower Panzara (Akkalpada) D03103". Retrieved March 13, 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. from India's Central Water Commission
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