Pakadiguddam Dam

Pakadiguddam Dam
Location of Pakadiguddam Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Pakadiguddam Dam D02926
Location	Kargaon Ta.Korpana Dist. Chandrapur
Coordinates	19°41′30″N79°02′53″E / 19.6917283°N 79.0480042°E / 19.6917283; 79.0480042
Opening date	1993 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Devghat river
Height	19 m (62 ft)
Length	1,814 m (5,951 ft)
Dam volume	1,067 km3 (256 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	11,800 km3 (2,800 cu mi)
Surface area	2,579 km2 (996 sq mi)

Pakadiguddam Dam, is an earthfill dam on Devghat river near Korpana in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19 m (62 ft) while the length is 1,814 m (5,951 ft). The volume content is 1,067 km³ (256 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 13,307.00 km³ (3,192.52 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

पकडीगुड्म हा मध्यम सिंचन प्रकल्प आहे. सदर प्रकल्प कोरपना तालुक्यात आहे.

See also

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

References

1. "Pakadiguddam D02926". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2013.
2. "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2010.