Mukane Dam

Mukane Dam
Location of Mukane Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Mukane Dam D02988
Location	Igatpuri
Coordinates	19°48′52″N73°38′35″E / 19.8143122°N 73.6431172°E / 19.8143122; 73.6431172
Opening date	1995 [1]
Owners	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Aundha River
Height	26.93 m (88.4 ft)
Length	1,530 m (5,020 ft)
Dam volume	2,271 km3 (545 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	203,970 km3 (48,940 cu mi)
Surface area	3,018 km2 (1,165 sq mi)

Mukane Dam, is an earthfill dam on the Aaundha river near Igatpuri, Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 26.93 m (88.4 ft) while the length is 1,530 m (5,020 ft). The volume content is 2,271 km³ (545 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 214,160.00 km³ (51,379.72 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• industrial purposes

See also

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

References

1. "Mukane D02988". Archived from the original on April 12, 2013. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
2. "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-25.