Dhamna Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Bhokardan, Jalna district in state of Maharashtra in India.
Dhamna Dam | |
---|---|
Official name | Dhamna Dam D01322 |
Location | Bhokardan |
Coordinates | 20°26′49″N 75°53′01″E / 20.447079°N 75.8836466°E |
Opening date | 1974[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | local river |
Height | 13 m (43 ft) |
Length | 2,560 m (8,400 ft) |
Dam volume | 443 km3 (106 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 8,490 km3 (2,040 cu mi) |
Surface area | 433 km2 (167 sq mi) |
Specifications
editThe height of the dam above lowest foundation is 13 m (43 ft) while the length is 2,560 m (8,400 ft). The volume content is 443 km3 (106 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 10,730.00 km3 (2,574.26 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
edit- Irrigation
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Dhamna D01322". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine