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Spectrum Chart - 733 : Dams of Maharashtra
1. Gose Khurd Dam, Bhandara - Gose
Khurd Dam is an earthfill dam on the Wainganga River near Pauni in
Bhandara district in state of Maharashtra in India. The dam consists
of 33 Nos of spillway gates to regulate irrigation water into the
river through out the year. The height of the dam above lowest
foundation is 22.5 m while the length is 1,135 m. The dam volume
content is 3.83 million m3 and gross water storage
capacity is 1,146 million m3.
2. Bhatsa Dam, Thane - Bhatsa Dam,
is an earthfill and gravity dam on Bhatsa river near Shahapur, Thane
district in state of Maharashtra. The height of the dam above lowest
foundation is 88.5 m while the length is 959 m. The volume content is
18,250 km3 and gross storage capacity is 976,150.00 km3.
3. Waghad Dam, Nashik - Waghad Dam,
is an earthfill dam on Kalwan river near Dindori, Nashik district in
the state of Maharashtra. The height of the dam above its lowest
foundation is 45.6 m while the length is 952 m. The volume content is
1,783 km3 and gross storage capacity is 76,480.00 km3.
4. Bhatgar Dam, Pune - Bhatghar
Dam, is a gravity dam on Yelwanti river near Bhor, Pune district in
State of Maharashtra. On of oldest dam in Maharashtra built during
British rule in India. The height of the dam above lowest foundation
is 57.92 m while the length is 1,625 m. The volume content is 650
km3.
5. Temghar Dam, Pune - Temghar Dam,
is an earthfill and gravity dam on Mutha river near Mulashi, Pune
district in Maharashtra. The height of the dam above its lowest
foundation is 42.5 m while the length is 1,075 m. The volume content
is 1,188,000 m3 and gross storage capacity is
107,900,000.00 m3.
6. Khadakwasla Dam, Pune -
Khadakwasla Dam is a dam on the Mutha River 21 km from the centre of
the city of Pune in Maharashtra. The Khadakwasla Dam is 1.6 km long.
The original dam, built in 1879 as a masonry gravity dam founded on
hard rock was the first of its kind in the world. This dam was
designed by Sir M. Visvesvaraya.
7. Isapur Dam, Yavatmal - Isapur
Dam is an earthfill dam on Penganga river near Pusad in the state of
Maharashtra in India. The height of the dam above lowest foundation
is 57 m, while the length is 4,120.1 m. The gross storage capacity is
1.254000 km3 in volume.
8. Kolkewadi Dam, Ratnagiri -
Kolkewadi Dam is a dam located in the Konkani region, Ratnagiri
district of Maharashtra. The dam is part of the Koyna Hydroelectric
Project. It contributes in the 3rd stage of power generation of the
Koyna Hydroelectric Project. The electricity is generated in the
underground power station located at the base of the dam.
9. Bhushi Dam, Pune - Bhushi Dam is
a masonry dam on the Indrayani River in Lonavala, in Pune District of
Maharashtra. The dam was built in the late 1860s for the Great Indian
Peninsular Railway as a source of water for their steam engines.
Water was carried from the reservoir to Lonavala, Khandala and the
reversing station of the railways by cast-iron pipes. The Railway
company later agreed to supply some water to the town of Lonavala as
well, because the dam had been built using Municipal funding.
10. Chaskaman Dam, Pune - Chaskaman
Dam is one of the important dams of Maharashtra and is built on the
Bhima River at Rajgurunagar in Pune district. The main purpose of
this dam was to improve irrigation and supply of electricity to the
nearby villages.It is the second Hydel Greenfield power project in
the country that is capable of captive power as well. The power will
be utilized through the state power board. The project is completed
during 2008-09.
11. Uttarmand Dam, Satara -
Uttarmand Dam, is an earthfill dam on Uttarmand river near Patan,
Satara district in the state of Maharashtra. The height of the dam
above its lowest foundation is 46.45 m, while the length is 1,389 m.
The volume content is 0 km3 and gross storage capacity is
24,925.00 km3.
12. Godavari Dam, Nashik - Godavari
Dam, is an earthfill dam on Darna river near Igatpuri in state of
Maharashtra. The height of the dam above lowest foundation is 34.75 m
(114.0 ft) while the length is 1,028 m (3,373 ft). The volume content
is 3,007 km3 and gross storage capacity is 46,730.00 km3.
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