Burai Dam

Burai Dam
Location of Burai Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Burai Dam D01422
Location	Sakri
Coordinates	21°09′12″N74°34′22″E / 21.1533767°N 74.5728349°E / 21.1533767; 74.5728349 Coordinates: 21°09′12″N74°34′22″E / 21.1533767°N 74.5728349°E / 21.1533767; 74.5728349
Opening date	1983 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Burai river
Height	30.6 m (100 ft)
Length	1,013 m (3,323 ft)
Dam volume	0.0168 km3 (0.0040 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	0.014210 km3 (0.003409 cu mi)
Surface area	3.1440 km2 (1.2139 sq mi)

Burai Dam is an earthfill dam on Burai River near Sakri, Dhule district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 30.6 m (100 ft) while the length is 1,013 m (3,323 ft). The volume content is 168 km³ (40 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 0.021330 km³ (0.005117 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Burai D01422". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine