Chandai Dam
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Chandai Dam | |
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Official name | Chandai Dam D01387 |
Location | Varora |
Coordinates | 20°25′19″N 79°13′16″E / 20.4220605°N 79.2210841°E |
Opening date | 1983[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Chandai Nalla river |
Height | 11.91 m (39.1 ft) |
Length | 1,830 m (6,000 ft) |
Dam volume | 181 km3 (43 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 10,690 km3 (2,560 cu mi) |
Surface area | 523 km2 (202 sq mi) |
Chandai Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandai Nalla river near Varora, Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 11.91 m (39.1 ft) while the length is 1,830 m (6,000 ft). The volume content is 181 km3 (43 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,200.00 km3 (3,166.85 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
- Irrigation
See also
References
- ^ "Chandai D01387". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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