Sakat Dam

Sakat Dam, is an earthfill dam on Dudhana river near Paranda, Osmanabad district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Sakat Dam
Location of Sakat Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameSakat Dam D02935
LocationParanda
Coordinates18.3875349°N 75.5021828°E / 18.3875349; 75.5021828
Opening date1994[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsDudhana river
Height19.8 m (65 ft)
Length2,775 m (9,104 ft)
Dam volume0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity13,440 km3 (3,220 cu mi)
Surface area4,340 km2 (1,680 sq mi)

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.8 m (65 ft) while the length is 2,775 m (9,104 ft). The volume content is 0 km3 (0 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 14,430.00 km3 (3,461.94 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

  • Irrigation

See also

  • Dams in Maharashtra
  • List of reservoirs and dams in India

References

  1. "Sakat D02935". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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