Arunawati Dam
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Arunawati Dam | |
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![]() Arunavati Dam | |
Official name | Arunawati Dam |
Location | Digras |
Coordinates | 20°07′53″N 77°44′58″E / 20.1313238°N 77.7493107°E |
Opening date | 1994 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill Gravity |
Impounds | Arunawati river |
Height | 29.5 m (97 ft) |
Length | 5,170 m (16,960 ft) |
Dam volume | 4,412,000 m3 (155,800,000 cu ft) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 169,675,000 m3 (5.9920×109 cu ft) |
Surface area | 60 km2 (23 sq mi) |
Arunawati Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Arunawati river near Digras in Yavatmal district of state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 29.5 m (97 ft) while the length is 5,170 m (16,960 ft). The volume content is 4,412,000 m3 (155,800,000 cu ft) and gross storage capacity is 198,395,000 m3 (7.0063×109 cu ft).[1]
Purpose
- Irrigation & Flood Control
See also
- Isapur Dam
- Upper Pus Dam in Pusad
- Lower Pus Dam in Mahagaon
- Dams in Maharashtra
- List of reservoirs and dams in India
References
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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