Jakapur Dam, is an earthfill dam on local river near Umarga, Osmanabad district in state of Maharashtra in India.
| Jakapur Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Jakapur Dam in Maharashtra | |
| Official name | Jakapur Dam D01319 |
| Location | Umarga |
| Coordinates | 17°50′18″N 76°34′02″E / 17.8382056°N 76.5671003°E |
| Opening date | 1977[1] |
| Owner(s) | Government of Maharashtra, India |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill |
| Impounds | local river |
| Height | 14.8 m (49 ft) |
| Length | 2,257 m (7,405 ft) |
| Dam volume | 322 km3 (77 cu mi) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 0 km3 (0 cu mi) |
| Surface area | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) |
Specifications
editThe height of the dam above lowest foundation is 14.8 m (49 ft) while the length is 2,257 m (7,405 ft). The volume content is 322 km3 (77 cu mi) and gross storage capacity is 10,176.00 km3 (2,441.35 cu mi).[2]
Purpose
edit- Irrigation
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Jakapur D01319". Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ Specifications of large dams in India Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine