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Karwand Dam
Location of Karwand Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameKarwand Dam D01234
LocationSirpur
Coordinates21°27′10″N 74°57′52″E / 21.452691°N 74.964487°E / 21.452691; 74.964487
Opening date1970[1]
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthfill
ImpoundsArunawati river
Height39.3 m (129 ft)
Length2,966 m (9,731 ft)
Dam volume1,191 km3 (286 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity31,500 km3 (7,600 cu mi)
Surface area0 km2 (0 sq mi)

Karwand Dam, is an earthfill dam on Arunawati river near Shirpur, Dhule district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 39.3 m (129 ft) while the length is 2,966 m (9,731 ft). The volume content is 1,191 km3 (286 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 33,840.00 km3 (8,118.65 cu mi).[2]

Purpose[edit | edit source]

  • Irrigation

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Karwand D01234". Retrieved March 6, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine