Shivana Takli Dam

Shivana Takli Dam
Location of Shivana Takli Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Shivana Takli Dam D03058
Location Kannad
Coordinates 20°07′00″N 75°05′01″E / 20.1166709°N 75.0836616°E / 20.1166709; 75.0836616Coordinates: 20°07′00″N 75°05′01″E / 20.1166709°N 75.0836616°E / 20.1166709; 75.0836616
Opening date 2005[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Shivana River
Height 17.7 m (58 ft)
Length 4,524 m (14,843 ft)
Dam volume 622 km3 (149 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 38,190 km3 (9,160 cu mi)
Surface area 887 km2 (342 sq mi)

Shivana Takli Dam, is an earthfill dam on Shivna river near Kannad, Aurangabad district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.7 m (58 ft) while the length is 4,524 m (14,843 ft). The volume content is 622 km3 (149 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 39,360.00 km3 (9,442.97 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Shivana Takli D03058". Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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