Tansa dam | |
Name Official: | Tansa dam D05126 |
Dam Crosses: | Tansa river |
Dam Type: | Earthfill Gravity |
Dam Length: | 2804m (9,199feet) |
Dam Height: | 128.63m (422.01feet) |
Dam Volume: | 2670km3 |
Opening: | 1892[1] |
Res Capacity Total: | 184600km3 |
Res Surface: | 19.1km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 19.5589°N 73.2624°W |
Tansa dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Tansa river near Mumbai, Thane district in the state of Maharashtra in India. The dam is one of the seven sources of drinking water to the city of Mumbai.[2]
The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 41m (135feet) while the length is 2804m (9,199feet). The volume content is 2670km3 and gross storage capacity is 208700km3.[3]