Mehakari Dam | |
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Official name | Mehakari Dam D01214 |
Location | Ashti |
Coordinates | 18°52′02″N 75°00′10″E / 18.8671529°N 75.0028455°E |
Opening date | 1966 [1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Mehakari river |
Height | 27.63 m (90.6 ft) |
Length | 1,308 m (4,291 ft) |
Dam volume | 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 13,000 km3 (3,100 cu mi) |
Surface area | 38 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.
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]
Mehakari Dam | |
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Official name | Mehakari Dam D01214 |
Location | Ashti |
Coordinates | 18°52′02″N 75°00′10″E / 18.8671529°N 75.0028455°E |
Opening date | 1966 [1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Mehakari river |
Height | 27.63 m (90.6 ft) |
Length | 1,308 m (4,291 ft) |
Dam volume | 163.5 km3 (39.2 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 13,000 km3 (3,100 cu mi) |
Surface area | 38 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.
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]