Waghad Dam | |
Name Official: | Waghad Dam D02970 |
Dam Crosses: | Kolwan river |
Location: | Dindori |
Dam Type: | Earthfill |
Dam Length: | 952m (3,123feet) |
Dam Height: | 45.6m (149.6feet) |
Dam Volume: | 1783km3 |
Opening: | 1979[1] |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 70000km3 |
Res Surface: | 526km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 20.2221°N 73.7166°W |
Waghad Dam, is an earthfill dam on Kalwan river near Dindori, Nashik district in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 45.6m (149.6feet) while the length is 952m (3,123feet). The volume content is 1783km3 and gross storage capacity is 76480km3.[2]