Yedgaon Dam | |
Name Official: | Yedgaon Dam |
Dam Crosses: | Kukadi River |
Location: | Junnar |
Dam Type: | Earthfill Gravity |
Dam Length: | 4511m (14,800feet) |
Dam Height: | 29.74m (97.57feet) |
Dam Volume: | 1004km3 |
Opening: | 1977 |
Owner: | Government of Maharashtra, India |
Res Capacity Total: | 79270km3 |
Res Surface: | 1700km2 |
Location Map: | India Maharashtra |
Coordinates: | 19.1718°N 74.0036°W |
Yedgaon Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Kukadi river near Junnar, Pune district, in the state of Maharashtra in India.
The height of the dam above its lowest foundation is 29.74m (97.57feet) while the length is 4511m (14,800feet). The volume content is 1004km3 and gross storage capacity is 93430km3.[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 Wadaj Dam, Manikdoh Dam, Dimbhe Dam, and Pimpalgaon Joge Dam.[2]