Mehakari Dam

Mehakari Dam
Location of Mehakari Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Mehakari Dam D01214
Location Ashti
Coordinates 18°52′02″N 75°00′10″E / 18.8671529°N 75.0028455°E / 18.8671529; 75.0028455Coordinates: 18°52′02″N 75°00′10″E / 18.8671529°N 75.0028455°E / 18.8671529; 75.0028455
Opening date 1966[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Mehakari river
Height 27.63 m (90.6 ft)
Length 1,308 m (4,291 ft)
Dam volume 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 13,000 km3 (3,100 cu mi)
Surface area 38 km2 (15 sq mi)

Mehakari Dam, (also called as Mekhari dam) is an earthfill dam on Mehakari river near Ashti, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.63 m (90.6 ft) while the length is 1,308 m (4,291 ft). The volume content is 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 16,130.00 km3 (3,869.79 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mehakari D01214". Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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