Pargaon Ghatshil Dam

Pargaon Ghatshil Dam
Location of Pargaon Ghatshil Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Pargaon Ghatshil Dam D01358
Location Pargaon Ghatshil
Coordinates 19°07′06″N 75°21′28″E / 19.1182059°N 75.3577993°E / 19.1182059; 75.3577993Coordinates: 19°07′06″N 75°21′28″E / 19.1182059°N 75.3577993°E / 19.1182059; 75.3577993
Opening date 1977[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Kinha river
Height 22.46 m (73.7 ft)
Length 911.65 m (2,991.0 ft)
Dam volume 297 km3 (71 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface area 3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)

Pargaon Ghatshil Dam, also called Ghatshil Pargaon dam, is an earthfill dam on Kinha river near Pargaon Ghatshil, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.46 m (73.7 ft) while the length is 911.65 m (2,991.0 ft). The volume content is 297 km3 (71 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,450.00 km3 (2,986.91 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. "Pargaon Ghatshil D01358". Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  2. Specifications of large dams in India
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