Gose Khurd Dam

Gose Khurd Dam

Gose Khurd Dam
Location of Gose Khurd Dam in India Maharashtra
Official name Gosi (Kd) Dam D03002
Location Pauni, Bhandara district, Maharashtra, India
Coordinates 20°52′26″N 79°36′29″E / 20.8738154°N 79.6081781°E / 20.8738154; 79.6081781Coordinates: 20°52′26″N 79°36′29″E / 20.8738154°N 79.6081781°E / 20.8738154; 79.6081781
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earthfill
Impounds Wainganga River
Height 22.5 m (74 ft)
Length 1,135 m (3,724 ft)
Dam volume 3,828,000 m3 (5,007,000 cu yd)
Spillway capacity 67,000 m3/s (2,400,000 cu ft/s)
Reservoir
Total capacity 1,146,075,000 m3 (929,138 acre·ft)
Active capacity 740,200,000 m3 (600,090 acre·ft)
Inactive capacity 769,483,000 m3 (623,830 acre·ft)
Catchment area 34,862 km2 (13,460 sq mi)

Gose Khurd Dam, (Marathi: गोसे खुर्द धरण) is an earthfill dam on the Wainganga River near Pauni in Bhandara district in state of Maharashtra in India.[1]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.5 m (74 ft) while the length is 1,135 m (3,724 ft). The volume content is 3,828 km3 (918 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 769,483.00 km3 (184,608.79 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

See also

References

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