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Mehakari Dam
Location of Mehakari Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameMehakari Dam D01214
LocationAshti
Coordinates18°52′02″N 75°00′10″E / 18.8671529°N 75.0028455°E / 18.8671529; 75.0028455
Opening date1966[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsMehakari river
Height27.63 m (90.6 ft)
Length1,308 m (4,291 ft)
Dam volume163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity13,000 km3 (3,100 cu mi)
Surface area38 km2 (15 sq mi)

Mehakari Dam, (also called as Mekhari dam) is an earthfill dam on Mehakari River near Ashti, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.63 m (90.6 ft) while the length is 1,308 m (4,291 ft). The volume content is 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 16,130.00 km3 (3,869.79 cu mi).[2]

Purpose[edit | edit source]

  • Irrigation

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Mehakari D01214". Retrieved 15 March 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine