Gose Khurd Dam Explained

Gosekhurd Dam
Name Official:Gosikhurd Dam (Indirasagar Reservoir)
Dam Crosses:Wainganga River
Location:Pauni, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India
Dam Type:Earthen dam with Gates Spillway
Dam Length:11356m (37,257feet) / 11.35km (07.05miles)
Dam Height:22.55m (73.98feet)
Dam Volume:3.83e6m3
Spillway Type:Ogee Shaped Spillway
Spillway Capacity:67300m3/s
Spillway Count:33 Radial Gates of size 18.30 m (l) * 16.50 m (h)
Construction Began:1988
Opening:2008
Owner:Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra, India
Res Name:Indirasagar
Res Capacity Total:1.15e9m3
Res Capacity Active:740.1680NaN0
Res Capacity Inactive:405.9070NaN0
Res Catchment:34862km2
Res Surface:222.56km2
Res Max Depth:22.55 m
Location Map:India Maharashtra
Coordinates:20.8738°N 79.6082°W

Gosekhurd Dam, (Marathi: गोसे खुर्द धरण) is an earthfill dam on the Wainganga River near Pauni in Bhandara district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1] The dam contains 33 spillway gates to regulate water flow into the river for irrigation throughout the year.

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 22.55m (73.98feet) while the length is 11350m (37,240feet). The dam volume is and gross water storage capacity is . Its purpose is irrigation and hydropower generation, as well as playing a role in systems for drinking water for the nearby Municipal Council as well as Grampanchayat. The dam was completed in 2008, and the Gosekhurd Reservoir began impounding water in 2009. Because of construction delays occurs due to Rehabilitation problems, the reservoir could not be filled to 100% capacity; the project was completed and the reservoir filled to 100% in Jan 2022.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gosikhurd Dam D03002 . 5 March 2016.
  2. http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India