Kar Dam

Kar Dam
Location of Kar Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Kar Dam D03107
Location	Wardha
Coordinates	21°13′40″N78°27′09″E / 21.2279°N 78.4526°E / 21.2279; 78.4526 Coordinates: 21°13′40″N78°27′09″E / 21.2279°N 78.4526°E / 21.2279; 78.4526
Opening date	2000 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Kar river
Height	25.13 m (82.4 ft)
Length	1,067 m (3,501 ft)
Dam volume	265.06 km3 (63.59 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	21,060 km3 (5,050 cu mi)
Surface area	4,480 km2 (1,730 sq mi)

Kar Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kar river near Wardha in state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 25.13 m (82.4 ft) while the length is 1,067 m (3,501 ft). The volume content is 265.06 km³ (63.59 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 25,960.00 km³ (6,228.14 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Kar D03107". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine