Chargad Dam

Chargad Dam
Location of Chargad Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Chargad Dam D03542
Location	Amravati
Coordinates	21°22′16″N77°49′03″E / 21.3712444°N 77.8175354°E / 21.3712444; 77.8175354 Coordinates: 21°22′16″N77°49′03″E / 21.3712444°N 77.8175354°E / 21.3712444; 77.8175354
Opening date	2003 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Chargad river
Height	24.5 m (80 ft)
Length	3,740 m (12,270 ft)
Dam volume	1,095 km3 (263 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	8,266 km3 (1,983 cu mi)
Surface area	2,842 km2 (1,097 sq mi)

Chargad Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chargad river near Amravati in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 24.5 m (80 ft) while the length is 3,740 m (12,270 ft). The volume content is 1,095 km³ (263 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,005.00 km³ (2,880.15 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Water Supply

See also

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

References

1. "Chargad D03542". 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