Pargaon Ghatshil Dam

Pargaon Ghatshil Dam
Location of Pargaon Ghatshil Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Pargaon Ghatshil Dam D01358
Location	Pargaon Ghatshil
Coordinates	19°07′06″N75°21′28″E / 19.1182059°N 75.3577993°E / 19.1182059; 75.3577993 Coordinates: 19°07′06″N75°21′28″E / 19.1182059°N 75.3577993°E / 19.1182059; 75.3577993
Opening date	1977 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Kinha river
Height	22.46 m (73.7 ft)
Length	911.65 m (2,991.0 ft)
Dam volume	297 km3 (71 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	0 km3 (0 cu mi)
Surface area	3,740 km2 (1,440 sq mi)

Pargaon Ghatshil Dam, also called Ghatshil Pargaon dam, is an earthfill dam on Kinha river near Pargaon Ghatshil, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.46 m (73.7 ft) while the length is 911.65 m (2,991.0 ft). The volume content is 297 km³ (71 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,450.00 km³ (2,986.91 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation

See also

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

References

1. "Pargaon Ghatshil D01358". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
2. "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2010.