Mandohol Dam Explained

Mandohol Dam
Name Official:Mandohol Dam
Dam Crosses:Mandohol River
Location:Karjule Hareshwar, Parner India
Dam Type:Earth-fill (Earthen)
Dam Length:739m (2,425feet)
Dam Height:27.07m (88.81feet)
Dam Volume:426km3
Construction Began:1977
Opening:1984
Owner:Government of Maharashtra, India
Operator:Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar
Res Name:Mandohol Lake
Res Capacity Total:8780km3
Res Catchment:142.45km2
Res Surface:199.51km2
Location Map:India Maharashtra
Coordinates:19.1989°N 74.3078°W

Mandohol Dam (Marathi: मांडोहोळ धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Mandohol River in Karjule Hareshwar village of Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Construction

The dam is constructed by Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar. It was constructed between 1977 and 1983, and was opened for irrigation purpose in 1984.[1]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.07m (88.81feet) while the length is 739m (2,425feet). The volume content is 4.26km3 and gross storage capacity is 11300km3.[2]

Purpose

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ahmednagarsinchan.com/eCompleted_Projects.htm Mandohol Dam - Completed project by CADA
  2. http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India