Chorkhamara Dam | |
Name Official: | Chorkhamara Dam D01008 |
Dam Crosses: | Sasanda river |
Location: | Tiroda |
Dam Type: | Earthfill |
Dam Length: | 1178m (3,865feet) |
Dam Height: | 21.05m (69.06feet) |
Dam Volume: | 300km3 |
Opening: | 1923[1] |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 20800km3 |
Res Surface: | 5235km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 21.2909°N 79.9475°W |
Chorkhamara Dam, is an earthfill dam on Sasanda river near Tiroda, Gondia district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 21.05m (69.06feet) while the length is 1178m (3,865feet). The volume content is 300km3 and gross storage capacity is 21051km3.[2]