| Lower Vaitarna Dam | |
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Location of Lower Vaitarna Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Vaitarna Dam / Modaksagar Dam |
| Location | Palghar Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Coordinates | 19°40′15″N 73°17′26″E / 19.670841°N 73.2905592°E |
| Opening date | 1957[1] |
| Owner(s) | Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity |
| Impounds | Vaitarna river |
| Height | 82 m (269 ft) |
| Length | 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 174,790,000 m3 (6.173×109 cu ft) |
| Surface area | 8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi) |
Lower Vaitarna Dam, also called Modaksagar Dam, is a Gravity dam on Vaitarna river which supplies water to Palghar and Mumbai, but is located in Palghar & Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 1957.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 82 m (269 ft) while the length is 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft). The gross storage capacity is 204,980.00 m3 (7,238,800 cu ft).[2]
Purpose
- Water supply
See also
References
- ↑ "Vaitarna / Modaksagar D05130". Retrieved March 15, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-21.