Shahanoor Dam
Appearance
Shahanoor Dam | |
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Official name | Shahanoor Dam D02907 |
Location | Anjangaon Surji |
Coordinates | 21°15′29″N 77°19′23″E / 21.2580714°N 77.3229682°E |
Opening date | 1990[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Shahanoor river |
Height | 57.81 m (189.7 ft) |
Length | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
Dam volume | 3,446 km3 (827 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 46,040,000 m3 (1.626×109 cu ft) |
Surface area | 2,970 km2 (1,150 sq mi) |
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Shahanoor Dam is an earthfill dam on Shahanoor river near Anjangaon Surji, Amravati district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
[edit]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 57.81 m (189.7 ft) while the length is 828 m (2,717 ft). The volume content is 3,446 km3 (827 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 47,850.00 km3 (11,479.83 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
[edit]- Irrigation
- Water Supply
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shahanoor D02907". Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine