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{{Infobox dam
| name = Pimpalgaon Joge Dam
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| name_official = Pimpalgaon Joge Dam
| dam_crosses = AR Pushpavti river
| location = Junnar
| dam_type = [[Dam#Earth-fill dams|Earthfill]]
| dam_length = {{convert|1560|m|abbr=on}}
| dam_height = {{convert|28.6|m|abbr=on}}
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| dam_volume = {{convert|2010|km3|abbr=on}}
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| opening = 1999
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| owner = [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]
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| res_capacity_total = {{convert|110240|km3|abbr=on}}
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| res_surface = {{convert|263000|km2|abbr=on}}
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| location_map = India Maharashtra
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| coordinates = {{coord|19.3247468|73.8367694|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
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'''Pimpalgaon Joge Dam''', is an [[dam#Earth-fill dams|earthfill]] dam on Ar Pushpavati river, a tributary of [[Kukadi River]] near [[Junnar]], [[Pune district]] in the state of [[Maharashtra]] in [[India]].

==Specifications==
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is {{convert|28.6|m|abbr=on}} while the length is {{convert|1560|m|abbr=on}}. The volume content is {{convert|2010|km3|abbr=on}} and gross storage capacity is {{convert|235520.00|km3|abbr=on}}.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |title=Specifications of large dams in India |access-date=2010-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219204531/http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf |archive-date=2018-02-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The dam is located in the Ghod basin and is part of the [[Kukadi River#Kukadi Irrigation Project|Kukadi project]], which constructed five dams in the region. Other dams included in this project are [[Yedgaon Dam]], [[Manikdoh Dam]], [[Dimbhe Dam]] and [[Wadaj Dam]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kukadi_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI00460 | title=Kukadi Major Irrigation Project JI00460 | accessdate=February 25, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208140313/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Kukadi_Major_Irrigation_Project_JI00460 | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2010, the annual average rainfall in the catchment area of this dam was 900 mm.<ref name=TOI>{{cite news | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-31/pune/28312128_1_water-storage-catchment-areas-dam | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411033017/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-31/pune/28312128_1_water-storage-catchment-areas-dam | url-status=dead | archive-date=April 11, 2013 | title=Pimpalgaon Joge reports 0% live water storage | date=July 31, 2010 | accessdate=February 25, 2013 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |location=Pune}}</ref>

==Purpose==
* Irrigation
The dam provides water to areas of [[Otur, Maharashtra|Otur]], [[Junnar]], [[Narayangaon]], [[Alephata]] and [[Parner]], which are basically grape harvesting areas.<ref name=TOI/>

==See also==
* [[Dams in Maharashtra]]
* [[List of reservoirs and dams in India]]

==References==
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[[Category:Dams in Pune district]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1999]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:20th-century architecture in India]]

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