Sindphana Dam

Sindphana Dam (Hingewadi)
Location of Sindphana Dam (Hingewadi) in Maharashtra
Official name	Sindphana Dam D01206 (Hingewadi Dharan)
Location	Shirur Kasar, Beed
Coordinates	18°59′36″N75°23′23″E / 18.9933914°N 75.3895998°E / 18.9933914; 75.3895998 Coordinates: 18°59′36″N75°23′23″E / 18.9933914°N 75.3895998°E / 18.9933914; 75.3895998
Construction began	1950
Opening date	1963 [1]
Owner(s)	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill
Impounds	Sindphana River
Height	19.05 m (62.5 ft)
Length	1,937 m (6,355 ft)
Dam volume	12,593 km3 (3,021 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	10,810 km3 (2,590 cu mi)
Surface area	5,068 km2 (1,957 sq mi)

Sindphana Dam, is an earthfill dam on Sindphana river near Shirur Kasar, Beed district in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 19.05 m (62.5 ft) while the length is 1,937 m (6,355 ft). The volume content is 12,593 km³ (3,021 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 12,600.00 km³ (3,022.90 cu mi). ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Farming
• Tourism Purpose
• Mr. Abhimanyu Kalyan Mahadik, Mobile [phone]

See also

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

References

1. "Sindphana D01206" . Retrieved 26 March 2013.
2. Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine