Bhojapur Dam

Bhojapur Dam
Location of Bhojapur Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Bhojapur Dam
Location	Sinnar
Coordinates	19°40′51″N74°3′15″E / 19.68083°N 74.05417°E / 19.68083; 74.05417
Opening date	1972
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India Built in the time of B J Khatal Patil.
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Mahalungi river
Height	32.41 m (106.3 ft)
Length	733 m (2,405 ft)
Dam volume	449 km3 (108 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	10,700 km3 (2,600 cu mi)
Surface area	3,352 km2 (1,294 sq mi)

Bhojapur Dam is an earth fill dam on the Mahalungi River near Sinnar, Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The dam's location is near Chas village. The Mahalungi River joins the Pravara River in Sangamner.

Specifications

The height of the dam above the lowest foundation is 32.41 m (106.3 ft) while the length is 733 m (2,405 ft). The volume is 449 km³ (108 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,730.00 km³ (3,294.00 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 July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine