Purmepeda Dam

Purmepeda Dam
Location of Purmepeda Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Purmepeda Dam D04657
Location Dhule
Coordinates 20°43′54″N 74°41′06″E / 20.7316326°N 74.685021°E / 20.7316326; 74.685021Coordinates: 20°43′54″N 74°41′06″E / 20.7316326°N 74.685021°E / 20.7316326; 74.685021
Opening date 1955[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Bori river
Height 24.7 m (81 ft)
Length 1,500 m (4,900 ft)
Dam volume 525 km3 (126 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 12,960 km3 (3,110 cu mi)
Surface area 303 km2 (117 sq mi)

Purmepeda Dam is an earthfill dam on Bori river near Dhule in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 24.7 m (81 ft) while the length is 1,500 m (4,900 ft). The volume content is 525 km3 (126 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,550.00 km3 (3,250.82 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. "Purmepeda D04657". Retrieved March 22, 2013.
  2. Specifications of large dams in India
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