| Morana (Gureghar) Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Morana (Gureghar) Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Morana (Gureghar) Dam |
| Location | Patan |
| Coordinates | 17°17′30″N73°50′06″E / 17.2916632°N 73.834884°E Coordinates: 17°17′30″N73°50′06″E / 17.2916632°N 73.834884°E |
| Opening date | 2006 |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | Morana river |
| Height | 47.02 m (154.3 ft) |
| Length | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 36,990 km3 (8,870 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 31.27 km2 (12.07 sq mi) |
Morana (Gureghar) Dam, is an earthfill dam on Morana river near Patan, Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
Patan is a census town in Satara district in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Satara district is a district of Maharashtra state in western India with an area of 10,480 km² and a population of 3,003,741 of which 14.17% were urban. Satara is the capital of the district and other major towns include Wai, Karad, ,Koregaon, Dahiwadi, Koynanagar, Rahimatpur, Phaltan, Mahabaleshwar, Vaduj and Panchgani. This district comes under Pune Administrative Division along with Pune, Sangli, Solapur and Kolhapur. The district of Pune bounds it to the north, Raigad bounds it to the North-West, Solapur the east, Sangli to the south, and Ratnagiri to the west.
Maharashtra is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan plateau. It is the second-most populous state and third-largest state by area in India. Spread over 307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi), it is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana and Chhattisgarh to the east, Gujarat and Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the north west, and Madhya Pradesh to the north. It is also the world's second-most populous subnational entity. It was formed by merging the western and south-western parts of the Bombay State, Berar and Vidarbha, and the north-western parts of the Hyderabad State and splitting Saurashtra by the States Reorganisation Act. It has over 112 million inhabitants and its capital, Mumbai, has a population around 18 million making it the most populous urban area in India. Nagpur hosts the winter session of the state legislature. Pune is known as 'Oxford of the East' due to the presence of several well-known educational institutions.
