Wadaj Dam | |
Name Official: | Wadaj Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Meena river |
Location: | Junnar |
Dam Type: | Earthfill Gravity |
Dam Length: | 1875m (6,152feet) |
Dam Height: | 30.7m (100.7feet) |
Dam Volume: | 1009km3 |
Opening: | 1983 |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 33200km3 |
Res Surface: | 467km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 19.1523°N 73.8491°W |
Wadaj Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Meena river near Junnar, Pune district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 30.7m (100.7feet) while the length is 1875m (6,152feet). The volume content is 1009km3 and gross storage capacity is 36000km3.[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 Pimpalgaon Joge Dam.[2]