Tikhol Dam Explained

Tikhol Dam
Name Official:Tikhol Dam
Dam Crosses:Kalu River
Location:Tikhol, Parner
India
Dam Type:Earth-fill (Earthen)
Dam Length:360m (1,180feet)
Dam Height:18.53m (60.79feet)
Opening:1975
Res Name:Tikhol lake
Owner:Government of Maharashtra, India
Res Capacity Total:1700km3
Res Surface:64km2
Location Map:India Maharashtra
Coordinates:19.1419°N 74.4244°W

Tikhol Dam (Marathi: तिखोल धरण ) is an earth-fill dam on Kalu river in Tikhol village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.53m (60.79feet) while the length is 360m (1,180feet). The gross storage capacity is 2430km3.[1]

Purpose

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cwc.nic.in/main/downloads/National%20Register%20of%20Large%20Dams%202009.pdf Specifications of large dams in India