Dhoki Dam

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Dhoki Dam
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Location of Dhoki Dam in Maharashtra
Official name Dhoki Dam
Location Dhoki, Parner
India
Coordinates 19°10′21″N74°25′5″E / 19.17250°N 74.41806°E / 19.17250; 74.41806 Coordinates: 19°10′21″N74°25′5″E / 19.17250°N 74.41806°E / 19.17250; 74.41806
Opening date 1981
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth-fill (Earthen)
Impounds Kalu River
Height 17.33 m (56.9 ft)
Length 397 m (1,302 ft)
Reservoir
Creates Dhoki lake
Total capacity 1,240 km3 (300 cu mi)
Surface area 290 km2 (110 sq mi)

Dhoki Dam (Marathi : ढोकी धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Kalu river in Dhoki village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Marathi language Indo-Aryan language; a constitutionally-recognised Indian language

Marathi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken predominantly by around 83 million Marathi people of Maharashtra, India. It is the official language and co-official language in the Maharashtra and Goa states of Western India, respectively, and is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India. There were 83 million speakers in 2011; Marathi ranks 19th in the list of most spoken languages in the world. Marathi has the third largest number of native speakers in India, after Hindi and Bengali. Marathi has some of the oldest literature of all modern Indian languages, dating from about 900 AD. The major dialects of Marathi are Standard Marathi and the Varhadi dialect. Koli, Malvani Konkani has been heavily influenced by Marathi varieties.

Dhoki, Parner Village in Maharashtra, India

Dhoki is a village in Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra, India.

Parner taluka Tehsil in Maharashtra, India

Parner taluka is a taluka in Ahmednagar district in the state of Maharashtra, India.

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Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 17.33 m (56.9 ft) while the length is 397 m (1,302 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,270 km3 (300 cu mi). [1]

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