Khairbandha Dam

Khairbandha Dam
Location of Khairbandha Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Khairbandha Dam D00997
Location	Gondia
Coordinates	21°29′00″N80°04′12″E / 21.4832212°N 80.070033°E / 21.4832212; 80.070033 Coordinates: 21°29′00″N80°04′12″E / 21.4832212°N 80.070033°E / 21.4832212; 80.070033
Opening date	1903 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Fattepur river
Height	18.16 m (59.6 ft)
Length	2,205 m (7,234 ft)
Dam volume	243.52 km3 (58.42 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	15,953 km3 (3,827 cu mi)
Surface area	4,147 km2 (1,601 sq mi)

Khairbandha Dam, is an earthfill dam on Fattepur river near Gondia in State of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.16 m (59.6 ft) while the length is 2,205 m (7,234 ft). The volume content is 243.52 km³ (58.42 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 16,798.00 km³ (4,030.05 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Khairbandha D00997". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine