Koradi Dam
Appearance
Koradi Dam | |
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Official name | Koradi Dam D01436 |
Location | Mehkar |
Coordinates | 20°12′40″N 76°30′16″E / 20.2110225°N 76.5043795°E |
Opening date | 1979[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Koradi river |
Height | 19.31 m (63.4 ft) |
Length | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
Dam volume | 1,193 km3 (286 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 15,120 km3 (3,630 cu mi) |
Surface area | 6,465 km2 (2,496 sq mi) |
Koradi Dam, is an earthfill dam on Koradi river near Mehkar, Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
[edit]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.31 m (63.4 ft) while the length is 900 m (3,000 ft). The volume content is 1,193 km3 (286 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 22,500.00 km3 (5,398.04 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
[edit]- Irrigation
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Koradi D01436". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine