Pimpalgaon Joge Dam | |
Name Official: | Pimpalgaon Joge Dam |
Dam Crosses: | AR Pushpavti river |
Location: | Junnar |
Dam Type: | Earthfill |
Dam Length: | 1560m (5,120feet) |
Dam Height: | 28.6m (93.8feet) |
Dam Volume: | 2010km3 |
Opening: | 1999 |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 110240km3 |
Res Surface: | 263000km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 19.3247°N 73.8368°W |
Pimpalgaon Joge Dam, is an earthfill dam on Ar Pushpavati river, a tributary of Kukadi River near Junnar, Pune district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 28.6m (93.8feet) while the length is 1560m (5,120feet). The volume content is 2010km3 and gross storage capacity is 235520km3.[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, Manikdoh Dam, Dimbhe Dam and Wadaj Dam.[2] As of 2010, the annual average rainfall in the catchment area of this dam was 900 mm.[3]
The dam provides water to areas of Otur, Junnar, Narayangaon, Alephata and Parner, which are basically grape harvesting areas.[3]