Pentakali Dam
Pentakali Dam | |
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Location of Pentakali Dam in Maharashtra | |
Official name | Pentakali Dam D03109 |
Location | Mehkar |
Coordinates | 20°16′14″N 76°28′30″E / 20.2706815°N 76.4749182°ECoordinates: 20°16′14″N 76°28′30″E / 20.2706815°N 76.4749182°E |
Opening date | 2003[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Penganga river |
Height | 27.5 m (90 ft) |
Length | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
Dam volume | 694.35 km3 (166.58 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 59,976 km3 (14,389 cu mi) |
Surface area | 12,870 km2 (4,970 sq mi) |
Pentakali Dam, is an earthfill dam on Penganga river near Mehkar, in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications[]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.5 m (90 ft) while the length is 990 m (3,250 ft). The volume content is 694.35 km3 (166.58 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 67,355.00 km3 (16,159.32 cu mi).[2]
Purpose[]
- Irrigation
See also[]
- Dams in Maharashtra
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References[]
- ^ "Pentakali D03109". Retrieved 20 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
Categories:
- Dams in Buldhana district
- Dams completed in 2003
- 2003 establishments in Maharashtra