Kawadas Dam
Kawadas Dam | |
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Official name | Kawadas (Pickup) Dam |
Location | Javhar |
Opening date | 1979 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | local river |
Height | 28.08 m (92.1 ft) |
Length | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
Dam volume | 180 km3 (43 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 9,970 km3 (2,390 cu mi) |
Surface area | 5,480 km2 (2,120 sq mi) |
Kawadas Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Javhar in state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications[]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 28.08 m (92.1 ft) while the length is 630 m (2,070 ft). The volume content is 180 km3 (43 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,700.00 km3 (3,286.80 cu mi).[1]
Purpose[]
- Irrigation
See also[]
- Dams in Maharashtra
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References[]
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
Categories:
- Dams in Maharashtra
- Dams completed in 1979
- 1979 establishments in Maharashtra