Walwan Dam

Walwan Dam
Location of Walwan Dam in Maharashtra
Official name	Walwan Dam
Location	Maval
Coordinates	18°46′18″N73°25′38″E / 18.771761°N 73.4271854°E / 18.771761; 73.4271854
Opening date	1916
Owner(s)	Tata Power, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Gravity
Impounds	Indrayani river
Height	26.36 m (86.5 ft)
Length	1,356 m (4,449 ft)
Dam volume	182,000 m3 (6,400,000 cu ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	72,122,000 m3 (2.5470×109 cu ft)
Surface area	142,500 m2 (1,534,000 sq ft)

Walwan Dam, (or Valvan Dam) is a gravity dam on the Indrayani river near Lonavla, Pune district in State of Maharashtra in India. It provides water to the nearby Khopoli Power Plant and to residents of Lonavla and Khandala and neighborhood villages.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 26.36 m (86.5 ft) while the length is 1,356 m (4,449 ft). The volume content is 182,000 m³ (6,400,000 cu ft) and gross storage capacity is 72,500,000.00 m³ (2.560313337×10⁹ cu ft). ^[1]

Purpose

• Hydroelectricity

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.