Pentakali Dam
Pentakali Dam | |
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Location of Pentakali Dam in India Maharashtra | |
Official name | Pentakali Dam D03109 |
Location | Mehkar |
Coordinates | 20°16′14″N 76°28′30″E / 20.2706815°N 76.4749182°ECoordinates: 20°16′14″N 76°28′30″E / 20.2706815°N 76.4749182°E |
Opening date | 2003[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Penganga river |
Height | 27.5 m (90 ft) |
Length | 990 m (3,250 ft) |
Dam volume | 694.35 km3 (166.58 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 59,976 km3 (14,389 cu mi) |
Surface area | 12,870 km2 (4,970 sq mi) |
Pentakali Dam, is an earthfill dam on Penganga river near Mehkar, Buldhana district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.5 m (90 ft) while the length is 990 m (3,250 ft). The volume content is 694.35 km3 (166.58 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 67,355.00 km3 (16,159.32 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
- Irrigation
See also
References
- ↑ "Pentakali D03109". Retrieved March 20, 2013.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India
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