Lower Vaitarna Dam

Lower Vaitarna Dam
Location of Lower Vaitarna Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Vaitarna Dam / Modaksagar Dam
Location	Palghar Mumbai, Maharashtra
Coordinates	19°40′15″N73°17′26″E / 19.670841°N 73.2905592°E / 19.670841; 73.2905592
Opening date	1957 [1]
Owner(s)	Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Mumbai, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Vaitarna river
Height	82 m (269 ft)
Length	567.07 m (1,860.5 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	174,790,000 m3 (6.173×109 cu ft)
Surface area	8.39 km2 (3.24 sq mi)

Lower Vaitarna Dam, also called Modaksagar Dam, is a Gravity dam on Vaitarna river which supplies water to Palghar and Mumbai, but is located in Palghar & Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It was opened in 1957.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 82 m (269 ft) while the length is 567.07 m (1,860.5 ft). The gross storage capacity is 204,980.00 m³ (7,238,800 cu ft). ^[2]

Purpose

• Water supply

See also

• Middle Vaitarna Dam
• Upper Vaitarna Dam
• Dams in Maharashtra
• List of reservoirs and dams in India

References

1. "Vaitarna / Modaksagar D05130". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
2. "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2011-03-21.