Bor Dam

Bor Dam
Location of Bor Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Bor Dam D01225
Location	Bori
Coordinates	20°58′23″N78°41′57″E / 20.9729808°N 78.6991882°E / 20.9729808; 78.6991882 Coordinates: 20°58′23″N78°41′57″E / 20.9729808°N 78.6991882°E / 20.9729808; 78.6991882
Opening date	1965 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Bor river
Height	36.28 m (119.0 ft)
Length	1,158 m (3,799 ft)
Dam volume	2,474 km3 (594 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	127,420 km3 (30,570 cu mi)
Surface area	13,506 km2 (5,215 sq mi)

Bor Dam, is an earthfill dam on Bor river near Bori in the Bor Wildlife Sanctuary, Seloo Tahsil, Wardha district in State of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 36.28 m (119.0 ft) while the length is 1,158 m (3,799 ft). The volume content is 2,474 km³ (594 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 138,750.00 km³ (33,287.90 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Bor D01225". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine