Mandohol Dam

Mandohol Dam

Fully filled Mandohol Dam
Location of Mandohol Dam in India Maharashtra
Official name Mandohol Dam
Location Karjule Hareshwar, Parner India
Coordinates 19°11′56″N 74°18′28″E / 19.19889°N 74.30778°E / 19.19889; 74.30778Coordinates: 19°11′56″N 74°18′28″E / 19.19889°N 74.30778°E / 19.19889; 74.30778
Construction began 1977
Opening date 1984
Construction cost ₹362 lakh (US$540,000)
Owner(s) Government of Maharashtra, India
Operator(s) Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar
Dam and spillways
Type of dam Earth-fill (Earthen)
Impounds Mandohol River
Height 27.07 m (88.8 ft)
Length 739.0 m (2,424.5 ft)
Dam volume 426 km3 (102 cu mi)
Reservoir
Creates Mandohol Lake
Total capacity 8,780 km3 (2,110 cu mi)
Catchment area 142.45 km2 (55.00 sq mi)
Surface area 199.51 km2 (77.03 sq mi)

Mandohol Dam (Marathi: मांडोहोळ धरण), is an earth-fill dam on Mandohol River in Karjule Hareshwar village of Parner taluka in Ahmednagar district of state of Maharashtra in India.

Construction

The dam is constructed by Command Area Development Authority (CADA), Ahmednagar. It was constructed between 1977 and 1983, and was opened for irrigation purpose in 1984.[1]

Specifications

The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 27.07 m (88.8 ft) while the length is 739.0 m (2,424.5 ft). The volume content is 426 km3 (102 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 11,300 km3 (2,700 cu mi).[2]

Purpose

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mandohol Dam - Completed project by CADA
  2. ↑ Specifications of large dams in India
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