Lonimavla Dam | |
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Official name | Lonimavla Dam |
Location | Lonimawala, Parner India |
Coordinates | 19°0′40″N 74°19′24″E / 19.01111°N 74.32333°E |
Opening date | 1981 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth-fill (Earthen) |
Impounds | Local Nallah River |
Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 958 m (3,143 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Lonimavla lake |
Total capacity | 880 km3 (210 cu mi) |
Surface area | 46 km2 (18 sq mi) |
Lonimavla Dam (Marathi: लोणीमावळा धरण), is an earth-fill dam in Lonimawala village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.
Specifications
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 10 m (33 ft) while the length is 958 m (3,143 ft). The gross storage capacity is 1,080 km3 (260 cu mi).[1]
Purpose
- Irrigation
- Drinking water for neatest villages
See also
References
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine
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