Kanholibara Dam

Kanholibara Dam
Location of Kanholibara Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Kanholibara Dam D01348
Location	Hingana
Coordinates	20°56′22″N78°50′17″E / 20.9393663°N 78.8381374°E / 20.9393663; 78.8381374 Coordinates: 20°56′22″N78°50′17″E / 20.9393663°N 78.8381374°E / 20.9393663; 78.8381374
Opening date	1976 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Krishna river
Height	21.05 m (69.1 ft)
Length	1,365 m (4,478 ft)
Dam volume	115.3 km3 (27.7 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	19,820 km3 (4,760 cu mi)
Surface area	333 km2 (129 sq mi)

Kanholibara Dam is an earthfill dam on a local river Krishna near Hingana, Nagpur district in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 21.05 m (69.1 ft) while the length is 1,365 m (4,478 ft). The volume content is 115.3 km³ (27.7 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 22,213.00 km³ (5,329.18 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Kanholibara D01348". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine