Chorkhamara Dam | |
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Official name | Chorkhamara Dam D01008 |
Location | Tiroda |
Coordinates | 21°17′27″N79°56′51″E / 21.2909163°N 79.9474803°E Coordinates: 21°17′27″N79°56′51″E / 21.2909163°N 79.9474803°E |
Opening date | 1923 [1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Sasanda river |
Height | 21.05 m (69.1 ft) |
Length | 1,178 m (3,865 ft) |
Dam volume | 300 km3 (72 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 20,800 km3 (5,000 cu mi) |
Surface area | 5,235 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.
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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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