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[[Category:Dams in Ratnagiri district]]
[[Category:Dams in Ratnagiri district]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1999]]
[[Category:Dams completed in 1999]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:1999 establishments in Maharashtra]]

Latest revision as of 14:54, 6 May 2025

Awashi Dam
Official nameAwashi Dam D03353
LocationDapoli
Coordinates17°52′39″N 73°16′17″E / 17.8776139°N 73.271293°E / 17.8776139; 73.271293
Opening date1999[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
Impoundslocal river
Height36.51 m (119.8 ft)
Length350 m (1,150 ft)
Dam volume894 km3 (214 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity10,440 km3 (2,500 cu mi)
Surface area831 km2 (321 sq mi)

Awashi Dam is an earthfill dam on local river near Dapoli, Ratnagiri district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 36.51 m (119.8 ft) while the length is 350 m (1,150 ft). The volume content is 894 km3 (214 cu mi), and the gross storage capacity is 11,151.00 km3 (2,675.27 cu mi).[2]

Purpose[edit | edit source]

  • Irrigation

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Awashi D03353". Retrieved 4 March 2013.[permanent dead link]
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine