Benitura Dam

Benitura Dam
Location of Benitura Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Benitura Dam
Location	Omerga
Coordinates	17°47′34″N76°27′23″E / 17.7928644°N 76.456497°E / 17.7928644; 76.456497 Coordinates: 17°47′34″N76°27′23″E / 17.7928644°N 76.456497°E / 17.7928644; 76.456497
Opening date	1994
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	local river at TUGAON village
Height	13.48 m (44.2 ft)
Length	1,780 m (5,840 ft)
Dam volume	0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface area	0 km2 (0 sq mi)

Benitura Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Omerga, Osmanabad district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 13.48 m (44.2 ft) while the length is 1,780 m (5,840 ft). The volume content is 0 km³ (0 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,810.00 km³ (3,073.28 cu mi). ^[1]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India

References

1. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine