Kolar Dam

For the dam in Madhya Pradesh, see Kolar River.

Kolar Dam
Kolar Reservoir
Location of Kolar Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Kolar Dam D02839
Location	Saoner
Coordinates	21°24′13″N78°48′24″E / 21.4037454°N 78.8065318°E / 21.4037454; 78.8065318 Coordinates: 21°24′13″N78°48′24″E / 21.4037454°N 78.8065318°E / 21.4037454; 78.8065318
Opening date	1984 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Kolar river
Height	30.11 m (98.8 ft)
Length	2,910 m (9,550 ft)
Dam volume	1,084 km3 (260 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	31,320 km3 (7,510 cu mi)
Surface area	6,430 km2 (2,480 sq mi)

Kolar Dam is an earthfill dam on Kolar river near Saoner, Nagpur district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 30.11 m (98.8 ft) while the length is 2,910 m (9,550 ft). The volume content is 1,084 km³ (260 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 35,380.00 km³ (8,488.11 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Kolar D02839". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine