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{{Not to be confused with|Derna dam}}
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| opening              = 1916<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Darna_D00972 |archive-url=https://archive.is/20130412230123/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Darna_D00972 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |title=Darna D00972 |accessdate=March 1, 2013 }}</ref>
| opening              = 1916<ref>{{cite web|url=http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Darna_D00972 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412230123/http://india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/wrpinfo/index.php?title=Darna_D00972 |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2013 |title=Darna D00972 |accessdate=March 1, 2013 }}</ref>
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| owner                = [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| owner                = [[Government of Maharashtra]], [[India]]

Latest revision as of 01:49, 16 September 2023

Darna Dam
Location of Darna Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameDarna Dam D00972
LocationIgatpuri
Coordinates19°45′43″N 73°44′14″E / 19.7619781°N 73.7371876°E / 19.7619781; 73.7371876
Opening date1916[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity
ImpoundsDarna River
Height28 m (92 ft)
Length1,634 m (5,361 ft)
Dam volume0.018861 km3 (0.004525 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity0.209820 km3 (0.050338 cu mi)
Surface area34.750 km2 (13.417 sq mi)

Darna Dam, is a gravity dam on Darna river near Igatpuri, Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 28 m (92 ft) while the length is 1,634 m (5,361 ft). The volume content is 0.018861 km3 (0.004525 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 0.226870 km3 (0.054429 cu mi).[2]

Purpose[edit | edit source]

  • Irrigation...Its purpose is for irrigation and also drinking water supply to nearby town of sinnar, Nashik...

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Darna D00972". Retrieved March 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine