Morna (Shirala) Dam | |
Name Official: | Morna Dam D03221 Shirala Dam D03221 |
Dam Crosses: | Morna river |
Dam Type: | Earthfill |
Dam Length: | 1115m (3,658feet) |
Dam Height: | 31.2m (102.4feet) |
Dam Volume: | 793km3 |
Opening: | 1985[1] |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 15150km3 |
Res Surface: | 3203km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 16.9897°N 74.103°W |
Morna Dam is an earthfill dam on the Morna river near Gureghar village in Patan tehsil, Satara district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 31.2m (102.4feet) while the length is 1115m (3,658feet). The volume content is 793km3 and gross storage capacity is 21160km3.[2]