Mahamadwadi dam | |
Name Official: | Mahamadwadi dam |
Dam Crosses: | Gad river |
Dam Type: | Earthfill |
Dam Length: | 1590m (5,220feet) |
Dam Height: | 59.33m (194.65feet) |
Dam Volume: | 12000km3 |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 91399km3 |
Res Surface: | 4243km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 16.2036°N 73.8848°W |
Mahamadwadi Dam, (or Mohamod Wadi Dam) is an earthfill dam on Gad river near Nardave in Kankavli taluka of Sindhudurg district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.[1]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 59.33m (194.65feet) while the length is 1590m (5,220feet). The volume content is 12000km3 and gross storage capacity is 93374km3.[2]