Kar Dam
Kar Dam | |
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Location of Kar Dam in India Maharashtra | |
Official name | Kar Dam D03107 |
Location | Wardha |
Coordinates | 21°13′04″N 78°27′47″E / 21.2177007°N 78.4629822°ECoordinates: 21°13′04″N 78°27′47″E / 21.2177007°N 78.4629822°E |
Opening date | 2000[1] |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earthfill |
Impounds | Kar river |
Height | 25.13 m (82.4 ft) |
Length | 1,067 m (3,501 ft) |
Dam volume | 265.06 km3 (63.59 cu mi) |
Reservoir | |
Total capacity | 21,060 km3 (5,050 cu mi) |
Surface area | 4,480 km2 (1,730 sq mi) |
Kar Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kar river near Wardha in state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 25.13 m (82.4 ft) while the length is 1,067 m (3,501 ft). The volume content is 265.06 km3 (63.59 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 25,960.00 km3 (6,228.14 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
- Irrigation
See also
References
- ↑ "Kar D03107". Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ↑ Specifications of large dams in India
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