Manikdoh Dam | |
Name Official: | Manikdoh Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Kukadi river |
Location: | Junnar |
Dam Type: | Gravity |
Dam Length: | 930m (3,050feet) |
Dam Height: | 51.8m (169.9feet) |
Dam Volume: | 596km3 |
Opening: | 1984 |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 283070km3 |
Res Surface: | 18434km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 19.2353°N 73.7915°W |
Manikdoh Dam, is a gravity dam on Kukadi River near Junnar, Pune district in state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 51.8m (169.9feet) while the length is 930m (3,050feet). The volume content is 596km3 and gross storage capacity is 308060km3.[1] The dam is located in the Ghod basin and is part of the Kukadi project, which constructed five dams in the region. Other dams included in this project are Yedgaon Dam, Pimpalgaon Joge Dam, Dimbhe Dam and Wadaj Dam. A 6 MW power house is also built at the foot of this dam.[2]