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The '''Tansa River''' is a small river near [[Mumbai]], India and is one of [[Mumbai's water sources]] via [[Tansa Lake]]. It is embanked by a dam built in 1892, which was then one of the largest masonry dams in the world.<!-- Archaic claim; still true? --> The embankment is nearly 2 miles long, {{convert|118|ft|m|abbr=on}} high, and 30 metres thick at the base.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Tansa |volume=26 |page=400}}</ref> The dam has 1.31 cubic kilometres | [[File:Tanasa River Palghar.jpg|thumb|Tansa river in [[Palghar]]]] | ||
The '''Tansa River''' is a small river near [[Mumbai]], India and is one of [[Mumbai's water sources]] via [[Tansa Lake]]. It is embanked by a dam built in 1892, which was then one of the largest masonry dams in the world.<!-- Archaic claim; still true? --> The embankment is nearly 2 miles long, {{convert|118|ft|m|abbr=on}} high, and 30 metres thick at the base.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=y|wstitle=Tansa |volume=26 |page=400}}</ref> The dam has about 38 spillway gates and water retention capacity of 1.31 cubic kilometres. | |||
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19°32′N 72°53′E / 19.533°N 72.883°E
The Tansa River is a small river near Mumbai, India and is one of Mumbai's water sources via Tansa Lake. It is embanked by a dam built in 1892, which was then one of the largest masonry dams in the world. The embankment is nearly 2 miles long, 118 ft (36 m) high, and 30 metres thick at the base.[1] The dam has about 38 spillway gates and water retention capacity of 1.31 cubic kilometres.
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Tansa". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 26 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 400.
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