Uma Dam

Uma Dam
Location of Uma Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Uma Dam D01379
Location Murtijapur
Coordinates 20°36′15″N 77°24′04″E / 20.604186°N 77.401128°E / 20.604186; 77.401128Coordinates: 20°36′15″N 77°24′04″E / 20.604186°N 77.401128°E / 20.604186; 77.401128
Opening date 1981[1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Uma river
Height 20.42 m (67.0 ft)
Length 2,140 m (7,020 ft)
Dam volume 434 km3 (104 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity 11,690 km3 (2,800 cu mi)
Surface area 2,600 km2 (1,000 sq mi)

Uma Dam, is an earthfill dam on the Uma river near Murtijapur, Akola district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam, measured from above its lowest foundation, is 20.42 m (67.0 ft) while the length is 2,140 m (7,020 ft). The volume content is 434 km3 (104 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 14,010.00 km3 (3,361.18 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Uma D01379". Retrieved 2 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
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