Chandai Dam
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Chandai Dam | |
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Official name | Chandai Dam D01387 |
Location | Varora |
Coordinates | 20°25′19″N 79°13′16″E / 20.4220605°N 79.2210841°ECoordinates: 20°25′19″N 79°13′16″E / 20.4220605°N 79.2210841°E |
Opening date | 1983[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Chandai Nalla river |
Height | 11.91 m (39.1 ft) |
Length | 1,830 m (6,000 ft) |
Dam volume | 181 km3 (43 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 10,690 km3 (2,560 cu mi) |
Surface area | 523 km2 (202 sq mi) |
Chandai Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chandai Nalla river near Varora, Chandrapur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications[edit]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 11.91 m (39.1 ft) while the length is 1,830 m (6,000 ft). The volume content is 181 km3 (43 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,200.00 km3 (3,166.85 cu mi).[2]
Purpose[edit]
- Irrigation
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Chandai D01387". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine