Tikhol Dam
Appearance
Tikhol Dam | |
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Official name | Tikhol Dam |
Location | Tikhol,Parner India |
Coordinates | 19°8′31″N74°25′28″E/ 19.14194°N 74.42444°E |
Opening date | 1975 |
Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra,India |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Earth-fill (Earthen) |
Impounds | Kalu River |
Height | 18.53 m (60.8 ft) |
Length | 360 m (1,180 ft) |
Reservoir | |
Creates | Tikhol lake |
Total capacity | 1,700 km3(410 cu mi) |
Surface area | 64 km2(25 sq mi) |
Tikhol Dam(Marathi:तिखोल धरण) is an earth-fill dam on Kalu river in Tikhol village inParner talukaofAhmednagar districtof state ofMaharashtrainIndia.
Specifications
[edit]The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 18.53 m (60.8 ft) while the length is 360 m (1,180 ft). The gross storage capacity is 2,430 km3(580 cu mi).[1]
Purpose
[edit]- Irrigation
- Drinking water for neatest villages
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Specifications of large dams in IndiaArchived2011-07-21 at theWayback Machine