Chorkhamara Dam

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Chorkhamara Dam
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Location of Chorkhamara Dam in Maharashtra
Official nameChorkhamara Dam D01008
LocationTiroda
Coordinates 21°17′27″N79°56′51″E / 21.2909163°N 79.9474803°E / 21.2909163; 79.9474803 Coordinates: 21°17′27″N79°56′51″E / 21.2909163°N 79.9474803°E / 21.2909163; 79.9474803
Opening date1923 [1]
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
ImpoundsSasanda river
Height21.05 m (69.1 ft)
Length1,178 m (3,865 ft)
Dam volume300 km3 (72 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity20,800 km3 (5,000 cu mi)
Surface area5,235 km2 (2,021 sq mi)

Chorkhamara Dam, is an earthfill dam on Sasanda river near Tiroda, Gondia district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Gondia district District of Maharashtra in India

Gondia district is an administrative district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The district headquarter is located at Gondia. The district occupies an area of 5,431 km2 (2,097 sq mi) and has a population of 1,200,707 of which 11.95% were urban. The district is part of Nagpur Division. There are 8 Talukas in Gondia District. Gondia Airport, a nice Airport is serves the city of Gondia.

Maharashtra State in western India

Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh to the north, and the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity.

India Country in South Asia

India, official name, the Republic of India,, is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 21.05 m (69.1 ft) while the length is 1,178 m (3,865 ft). The volume content is 300 km3 (72 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 21,051.00 km3 (5,050.40 cu mi). [2]

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References

  1. "Chorkhamara D01008" . Retrieved 4 March 2013.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine