Chitri Dam
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Chitri Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chitri river near Ajara, Kolhapur district in state of Maharashtra in India.
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Official name | Chitri Dam D03132 |
Location | Ajara |
Coordinates | 16°04′19″N 74°09′34″E / 16.071886°N 74.159493°ECoordinates: 16°04′19″N 74°09′34″E / 16.071886°N 74.159493°E |
Opening date | 2001[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Chitri river |
Height | 55.1 m (181 ft) |
Length | 1,710 m (5,610 ft) |
Dam volume | 2,606 km3 (625 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 52,359 km3 (12,562 cu mi) |
Surface area | 2,931 km2 (1,132 sq mi) |
SpecificationsEdit
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 55.1 m (181 ft) while the length is 1,710 m (5,610 ft). The volume content is 2,606 km3 (625 cu mi)
PurposeEdit
- Irrigation
- Power House
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Chitri D03132". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.