Dhamna Dam

Dhamna Dam
Location of Dhamna Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Dhamna Dam D01322
Location	Bhokardan
Coordinates	20°26′49″N75°53′01″E / 20.447079°N 75.8836466°E / 20.447079; 75.8836466 Coordinates: 20°26′49″N75°53′01″E / 20.447079°N 75.8836466°E / 20.447079; 75.8836466
Opening date	1974 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	local river
Height	13 m (43 ft)
Length	2,560 m (8,400 ft)
Dam volume	443 km3 (106 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	8,490 km3 (2,040 cu mi)
Surface area	433 km2 (167 sq mi)

Dhamna Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Bhokardan, Jalna district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 13 m (43 ft) while the length is 2,560 m (8,400 ft). The volume content is 443 km³ (106 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 10,730.00 km³ (2,574.26 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Dhamna D01322". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine