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Rui Chatrapati Dam
Location of Rui Chatrapati Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameRui Chatrapati Dam
LocationRui Chatrapati, Parner
India
Coordinates18°55′37″N 74°33′42″E / 18.92694°N 74.56167°E / 18.92694; 74.56167
Opening date1980
Owner(s)Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth-fill (Earthen)
ImpoundsGopal Ganga River
Height10.77 m (35.3 ft)
Length420 m (1,380 ft)
Reservoir
CreatesRui Chatrapati lake
Total capacity1,070 km3 (260 cu mi)
Surface area46 km2 (18 sq mi)

Rui Chatrapati Dam (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.), is an earth-fill dam on Gopal Ganga river in Rui Chatrapati village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10.77 m (35.3 ft) while the length is 420 m (1,380 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,350 km3 (320 cu mi).[1]

Purpose[edit | edit source]

  • Irrigation
  • Drinking water for neatest villages

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-12.