Yedgaon Dam

Yedgaon Dam
Yedgaon Dam Location of Yedgaon Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Yedgaon Dam
Location	Junnar
Coordinates	19°10′18″N74°00′13″E / 19.1717572°N 74.0036243°E / 19.1717572; 74.0036243
Opening date	1977
Owners	Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earthfill Gravity
Impounds	Kukadi River
Height	29.74 m (97.6 ft)
Length	4,511 m (14,800 ft)
Dam volume	1,004 km3 (241 cu mi)
Reservoir
Total capacity	79,270 km3 (19,020 cu mi)
Surface area	1,700 km2 (660 sq mi)

Yedgaon Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Kukadi river near Junnar, Pune district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 29.74 m (97.6 ft) while the length is 4,511 m (14,800 ft). The volume content is 1,004 km³ (241 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 93,430.00 km³ (22,415.05 cu mi). ^[1] The dam is located in the Ghod basin and is part of the Kukadi project, which constructed five dams in the region. Other dams included in this project are Wadaj Dam, Manikdoh Dam, Dimbhe Dam, and Pimpalgaon Joge Dam. ^[2]

Purpose

• Irrigation
• Yedgoan is one of the top producer of tomatoes in Junnar.
• Yedgon dam provide the strong water resource to the agricultural farming in the yedgaon village.

See also

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

References

1. "Specifications of large dams in India" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 2010-10-22.
2. "Kukadi Major Irrigation Project JI00460". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2013.